On Easter Sunday a religious and popular feast usually takes place every year in many municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria (Southern Italy)
Affruntata celebrates the gathering between the Virgin Mary and Christ Resurrected. It’s not just a procession, but also a theatrical representation in which the sacred statues (of the Virgin Mary, Saint John and Christ Resurrected), are the main characters, carried on shoulders by the citizens.
The three statues follow different paths and they meet together in different moments: the statues of the Virgin Mary and Saint John are the ones who gather first symbolizing the announcement of the resurrection issue.
The topic of the feast is when the two statues reach the statue of Christ Resurrected. Affruntata means, indeed, the meeting of Mary with his son, when the two statues are located in front of one another in the same street.
This is the moment full of passion that establishes the end of the event.
Affruntata could take place in further municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria, such as Briatico, Cinquefrondi, Cittanova, Polistena, Roccella Ionica, Sant’Onofrio, Vibo Valentia…
April 5th, 2026
For information call the municipality of Bagnara Calabra at +39 0966 374011
In case of bad weather, the event is canceled
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