LUMINARA DI SANTA CROCE IN LUCCA TUSCANY - A 1240 YEAR OLD TRADITION

Описание: In Lucca every 13th September for the last 1240 years a celebration takes place: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. A processions has taken the same route for over a millennia. All the electric lights are switched off and the buildings facades are outlined with candles giving the city a strong mystical aura.
In Lucca there is a sculture called Volto Santo, the Holy Face, which is probably the most ancient wooden sculture in Europe and maybe in the world. According to carbon dating it was carved at least 1300 years ago in medieval times but a story tells us that it much older. The Volto Santo resides in an Octagonal temple by the celebrated Renaissance Lucchese architect Matteo Civitali.
According to the legend The Volto Santo statue appeared in the most extraordinary circumstances in in the ancient city of Luni.
In this video Celia tells you the extraordinary story of this Statue and the procession and we also try to capture the mystical and joyful atmosphere of the day.
This celebration is at the centre of the beautiful Settembre Lucchese, a month the Lucchesi dedicate to their city with lots of events and markets .
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