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\u2022 FESTA DI SAN VITO<\/strong> –\u00a0 June15th<\/p>\n \u2022 FESTA DELLA MADONNA DELLA GROTTA<\/strong> – July 1st-2nd or 2nd-3rd
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\nThe Madonna of the cave festival dates back to the popular legend of an old blid man living in the Cacorzu area (in the countryside, not far from the centre of the village). In the 16th century, an old blind man seeked refuge in a cave of the area, he fell asleep and saw Mary the Madonna in his dreams, who asked him to build a temple in her honour. Miracolously healed, the man informed the local priest and the following day an image of Maria, carrying the baby Jesus, appare in the same cave.
\nThe story, handed down throughout the centuries, is also the theme of a song sung during the traditional cerimony in honour of Mary on Jul the 2nd, the anniversary of the event
\nThe founding of the Byzantin image in 1568 is a certain fact, as reported in some official documents. The \u201cold blind man\u201d was in reality Frangisco Vincenti, and his death certificate was found in the local register.
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