FESTIVAL OF MARIA SS. DELLA BRUNA 2015
2nd July - Matera, it is one of the most ancient and passionate festivals of Marian devotion in Italy.
The longest day
At 6:15 am
Procession of the “Shepherds”
leaving from Via San Francesco
At 9 am
Dressing of the General of the Knights
at Palazzo Lanfranchi – Via Ridola
At 12:30 pm
At the Church of San Francesco D’Assisi
The statue of the Virgin Maria SS. Della Bruna will be escorted to the Church of Maria SS. Annunziata (suburb of Piccianello)
At 8 pm
Solemn procession of Maria SS. Della Bruna on the Triumphal Chariot leaving from the suburb of “Piccianello” to Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi where the chariot will make the ritual “Three circuits”
At 10:30 pm
Delivery of the triumphal Chariot to the people from Matera for the “STRAZZO” (Assault and destruction of the Chart) in Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
At Midnight
Firework Display
at Murgia Timone
Full program on www.festadellabruna.it
Live streaming on Sky (channel 519) and on web site Trmtv.it and Trmart.it
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