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The '''Festival of the snake catchers (or snake-charmers)''' (''Festa dei Serpari di Cocullo'') is an annual festival held on May 1 in [[Cocullo]], Italy in honour of St. Dominic di Sora, [[patron saint]] protecting against snakebite and toothache.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/festivals-and-events/snake-charming-festival/|title=Italy's fascinating Festival of the Snake-Catchers|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-05-01|language=en-GB|date=4 February 2016|first=Richard |last=Grant}}</ref> Its origins date back to [[paganism]] and have roots in an ancient celebration in honour of the Roman goddess [[Angitia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://casadicuravillasandraconvenzionataconserviziosanitario.roma.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2018-n-4-vol-29-quaderni-casa-di-cura-villa-sandra.pdf#page=30|title=La festa dei serpari: tra antropologia, arte, religione e mito|last=Pecoraro|first=Emiliano|date=October 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 Feb 2020}}</ref> The festival involves a procession carrying the statue of St. Dominic, draped with live snakes, through the streets of the village. |
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== Overview == |
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After Mass, the statue of St. Dominic di Sora is brought out and paraded through the streets, completely covered in snakes, followed by the Serpari (a hereditary brotherhood of local snake-charmers) who are also draped with snakes. |
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This festival has [[paganism|pre-Christian]] roots and is related to a much older rite, that of the [[Snake_worship#Ancient_Rome|snake deity]], [[Angitia]]. In pagan times, the snake-charmers were the priests at the sanctuary of Angitia<ref>{{Cite book|last=Delos Initiative. Workshop (3rd : 2010 : Inari, Lapin lääni, Finland)|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/793221858|title=The diversity of sacred lands in Europe : proceedings of the Third Workshop of the Delos Initiative, Inari/Aanaar, Finland, 1-3 July 2010|date=2012|publisher=IUCN|others=Mallarach i Carrera, Josep Maria., Papagiannēs, Thymios., Väisänen, Rauno., International Union for Conservation of Nature., IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas., Metsähallitus (Firm)|isbn=978-2-8317-1423-3|location=Gland, Switzerland|oclc=793221858}}</ref> and the snakes were associated with healing.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Waal|first=Vita de|date=2018-05-23|title=Understanding the Continuous Sustainable Nature of Cultural and Sacred Heritage - The Cultural and Sacred Sites of the Majella National Park in Abruzzo|url=https://almatourism.unibo.it/article/view/7723|journal=Almatourism - Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development|language=en|volume=9|issue=8|pages=129–149|doi=10.6092/issn.2036-5195/7723|issn=2036-5195}}</ref> [[Cocullo]] was the territory of the [[Marsi]], known for their magic arts and power over serpents.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Håland|first=Evy Johanne|date=2011-03-19|title=Saints, Snakes and Healing in Modern and Ancient Greece and Italy|url=https://www.utdl.edu/ojs/index.php/pas/article/view/6|journal=Performance and Spirituality|language=en-US|volume=2|issue=1|pages=111–151|issn=2157-4049}}</ref> |
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The festival was nominated as a cultural ceremony to be protected by UNESCO<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/TGR/media/ContentItem-5f441cd5-48df-4f6b-8f61-2e56ae11d125.html|title=Abruzzo, la festa dei Serpari cerca riconoscimento Unesco|website=Rainews|language=italian|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> |
The festival was nominated as a cultural ceremony to be protected by [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/TGR/media/ContentItem-5f441cd5-48df-4f6b-8f61-2e56ae11d125.html|title=Abruzzo, la festa dei Serpari cerca riconoscimento Unesco|website=Rainews|language=italian|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 28 November 2023
| Festival of the snake-catchers | |
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 Statue of St Domenico being carried in procession at Cocullo | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Religious |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Cocullo |
| Country | Italy |
The Festival of the snake catchers (or snake-charmers) (Festa dei Serpari di Cocullo) is an annual festival held on May 1 in Cocullo, Italy in honour of St. Dominic di Sora, patron saint protecting against snakebite and toothache.[1] Its origins date back to paganism and have roots in an ancient celebration in honour of the Roman goddess Angitia.[2] The festival involves a procession carrying the statue of St. Dominic, draped with live snakes, through the streets of the village.
Overview
[edit]After Mass, the statue of St. Dominic di Sora is brought out and paraded through the streets, completely covered in snakes, followed by the Serpari (a hereditary brotherhood of local snake-charmers) who are also draped with snakes.
This festival has pre-Christian roots and is related to a much older rite, that of the snake deity, Angitia. In pagan times, the snake-charmers were the priests at the sanctuary of Angitia[3] and the snakes were associated with healing.[4] Cocullo was the territory of the Marsi, known for their magic arts and power over serpents.[5]
The festival was nominated as a cultural ceremony to be protected by UNESCO.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Grant, Richard (4 February 2016). "Italy's fascinating Festival of the Snake-Catchers". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ Pecoraro, Emiliano (October 2018). "La festa dei serpari: tra antropologia, arte, religione e mito" (PDF). Retrieved 8 Feb 2020.
- ^ Delos Initiative. Workshop (3rd : 2010 : Inari, Lapin lääni, Finland) (2012). The diversity of sacred lands in Europe : proceedings of the Third Workshop of the Delos Initiative, Inari/Aanaar, Finland, 1-3 July 2010. Mallarach i Carrera, Josep Maria., Papagiannēs, Thymios., Väisänen, Rauno., International Union for Conservation of Nature., IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas., Metsähallitus (Firm). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-8317-1423-3. OCLC 793221858.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Waal, Vita de (2018-05-23). "Understanding the Continuous Sustainable Nature of Cultural and Sacred Heritage - The Cultural and Sacred Sites of the Majella National Park in Abruzzo". Almatourism - Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development. 9 (8): 129–149. doi:10.6092/issn.2036-5195/7723. ISSN 2036-5195.
- ^ Håland, Evy Johanne (2011-03-19). "Saints, Snakes and Healing in Modern and Ancient Greece and Italy". Performance and Spirituality. 2 (1): 111–151. ISSN 2157-4049.
- ^ "Abruzzo, la festa dei Serpari cerca riconoscimento Unesco". Rainews (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-09.