Feast of Saint Constance

Nel 1756 furono portati a San Donato Val di Comino i resti di Santa Costanza, martire delle prime persecuzioni cristiane. La festa è suggestiva, ricca di atmosfera e gusto per la ricerca storica.

La Martire compatrona è festeggiata soprattutto dai giovani e dalle zitelle (dette “cipolle”) con rievocazioni in costume, giochi popolari, la veglia notturna, fuochi d’artificio, concerti musicali e una solenne processione dove è portata in trionfo da dodici paggi in abito settecentesco.

Il suo vero nome non si conosce, ma i San­donatesi la chiamarono Costanza ispirandosi alle poche parole che si leggevano ancora sul luogo della primitiva sepoltura corroso dal tempo: “Costante in fide…”.

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