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During the period of the separation between Catholic Church and the Lutheran one, Catholic Church thought that to rise up their popularity it would be a good idea if they spread their saint's bodies all over in Italy (and other places) so that these people having a Saint in their church would feel more comfortable to stay among the Catholic belief, instead of choosing the Lutheran one.
In a small town called Casorate Sempone just outside of Milan, near Lake Maggiore and only a "drop stone" from the Milan Malpensa airport there is a celebration of Saint Tito. Casorate lyes in the old Roman build road called Sempione. And Saint Tito appeared to be a deacon and martire who helped poor people. He was initially buried among all the other deacon saints in the cemetery of Ciriaca at Rome.
His body was given as a gift to Casorate Sempione by the priest Giuseppe Cusani in the early 1676, but it took the period of after the 1st WW, to start celebrations. Casorate Sempione as a town, according to Umberto; a student of engineering at Politecnico di Milano whom I interviewed, was torn apart by people who thought differently. Celebrating Saint Tito would make people co-operate with each other and forget their differences. This event takes place once in every 10 years. Still today the ladies in this small town meet each other three years before the celebration to plan and work out decorations all made by hand.
Today the celebration goes through out several events, like Palio that is a horse ride competition. Each quartier fight of their dominance with a horse ride: Similar to the famous "Palio di Siena".
I found interesting sites to visit among beautiful churches and of course Saint Tito's body in the Assunta Church in the top of the hill.
For the event local bakeries prepared a special cake and the breweries a special liquor. Ingredients are typical from the area, such as figs, nuts and honey.
I did't taste the cake, because I bought one. Liquor was excellent as much as San Tito beer; Belgium blond brewed.
The whole town is a huge flower show. Each neighbourhood is decorated differently. It took me that 8 to 9 km to walk to visit it all. And I have to admit that it was worth evecry cm of it. My favourites were the neighbourhood with "flowers and bicycles", "umbrellas", "Hortensia" and "Via Venezia" that stands for Venice Street. I must say that I admire all the work these women still do today and I wish this kind of committee with such commitment found place in other cities.
During the period of the separation between Catholic Church and the Lutheran one, Catholic Church thought that to rise up their popularity it would be a good idea if they spread their saint's bodies all over in Italy (and other places) so that these people having a Saint in their church would feel more comfortable to stay among the Catholic belief, instead of choosing the Lutheran one. In a small town called Casorate Sempone just outside of Milan, near Lake Maggiore and only a "drop stone" from the Milan Malpensa airport there is a celebration of Saint Tito. Casorate lyes in the old Roman build road called Sempione. And Saint Tito appeared to be a deacon and martire who helped poor people. He was initially buried among all the other deacon saints in the cemetery of Ciriaca at Rome.
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| my source Umberto |
His body was given as a gift to Casorate Sempione by the priest Giuseppe Cusani in the early 1676, but it took the period of after the 1st WW, to start celebrations. Casorate Sempione as a town, according to Umberto; a student of engineering at Politecnico di Milano whom I interviewed, was torn apart by people who thought differently. Celebrating Saint Tito would make people co-operate with each other and forget their differences. This event takes place once in every 10 years. Still today the ladies in this small town meet each other three years before the celebration to plan and work out decorations all made by hand.
Today the celebration goes through out several events, like Palio that is a horse ride competition. Each quartier fight of their dominance with a horse ride: Similar to the famous "Palio di Siena".
I found interesting sites to visit among beautiful churches and of course Saint Tito's body in the Assunta Church in the top of the hill.
I did't taste the cake, because I bought one. Liquor was excellent as much as San Tito beer; Belgium blond brewed.
The whole town is a huge flower show. Each neighbourhood is decorated differently. It took me that 8 to 9 km to walk to visit it all. And I have to admit that it was worth evecry cm of it. My favourites were the neighbourhood with "flowers and bicycles", "umbrellas", "Hortensia" and "Via Venezia" that stands for Venice Street. I must say that I admire all the work these women still do today and I wish this kind of committee with such commitment found place in other cities.
This 10th celebration ends 13th of September with fireworks.
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