The patron Saint of
Monterosso San Giovanni Battista is celebrated every year on the 24th of June. This
'festa' which also marks the middle of the summer, is celebrated, as it has
been for ages, with a religious precession through the village carrying statue
of San Giovanni Battista and a bonfire. The modern touch has been fireworks as well,
but there was no room for fireworks after what happened last October. However
as old furniture piled up on the beach, this time brought by hands not strong
waters, the excitement commenced about the 'falo`' the bonfire. The days just before
the festival the pile just grows and grows people throwing out old doors, desks,
tables and chairs and then the evening of the 24th this happens, breathtaking
really. Nothing could make it feel more like summer.
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| Bonfire on the beach in the historical center of Monterosso by Miriam Rossignoli, local photographer |
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