IL CULTO DELLA VERGINE MARIA A CASTIGNANO

The " Palio dell'Addolorata" it is a demonstration that places inside the principal party of the citizen of Castignano, in honor of the "Madonna Addolorata". You religious celebration devoted to the Virgo Maria, "conpatrona" of the country, he develops, every year, the first Domenica of September. The different moments of the celebrations, religious and civilians, of fact, they come to connotare the so-called one "festa patronale", once devoted Pietro and Paul to the saints, patrons of Castignano. You/he/she must be underlined besides as the particular cult , to Castignano, draws his/her origins, besides from the veneration of the "Madonna of September", very diffused in the territory of the valley of the Tronto, to remote rites and celebrations. On the matter, the deep devotion of the inhabitants of Castignano must be remembered to certainly the Holy Virgo Lauretana of which he/she speaks Don Pier Cammillo Carlini De Carolis on: "Memorie Istoriche di Castignano" edition -  G. Colucci di Fermo, in 1972.   "The custom was also praiseworthy, that had the citizens of Castignano to go processionally himself/herself/themselves in every year to visit the Virgo Santissima in Loreto and, to offer votes in sign of the devotion, that you/they preserved for you. 

THE PARTY OF THE SS. PIETRO E PAUL PATRONI OF CASTIGNANO

The chapter You of the above quoted book: “Memories Istoriche of Castignano”, you/they are described, in way he/she specifies the formalities of celebration of the Party devoted Patrons to the Saints “Protecting and glorious Apostles Pietro and Paul”. From the reading of the document, cha is learned to Castignano, during the month of May, it was had to gather a general suggestion finalized to the solennizzazione of the Festivity of the Saints Patrons and to elect a Captain for every Art, “without some had been able to refuse to accept tal'elezione”. After the aforesaid initial phase, the day of the recurrence of the Saints, the Captains with the different representatives of the Arts, brought him toward the “public building” to unite himself/herself/themselves to all the “Advisers”. Every artisans, represented by the insignia of his/her own Art, with one “object candle in hand”, it brought him with the rest of the procession, in procession, toward the church of St. Pietro. In the same book, they are also found again you point out the precedences of the innumerable figures involved in the Procession and here following you bring: Podestà; Resident prior; Official of the public followed by the Advisers; Doctors; Notaries; In partnership captains of the Arts to the shopkeepers of the same, what: Boors, Blacksmiths, Masons, Carters, Carpenters, Cobblers, Scarpari, Millers, Bakers and Butchers. Comes in the church, the function was assisted to and, to publicly manifest their religious devotion, the representatives of every Art with those of the Community, gave the candles to the Saints Apostles.