{"id":15470,"date":"2026-01-12T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaticano.com\/?p=11720"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:01:01","slug":"entre-devocao-e-tradicao-a-festa-de-maria-santissima-da-vetrana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaticano.com\/pt-pt\/entre-devocao-e-tradicao-a-festa-de-maria-santissima-da-vetrana\/","title":{"rendered":"Entre devo\u00e7\u00e3o e tradi\u00e7\u00e3o, a festa de Maria Sant\u00edssima da Vetrana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>Castellana Grotte<\/strong>, in Puglia, la devozione a <strong>Maria Santissima della Vetrana<\/strong> rappresenta uno dei legami pi\u00f9 profondi tra fede, storia e vita comunitaria. La tradizione affonda le radici in un episodio prodigioso: alla fine del XVII secolo, durante la grave epidemia di peste del 1690\u20111691, la citt\u00e0 attribu\u00ec alla protezione della Madonna la salvezza dalla malattia che colp\u00ec duramente i territori vicini. La scoperta dell\u2019immagine sacra presso l\u2019antico pozzo chiamato Vetrana e l\u2019intercessione dei frati cappuccini furono interpretate come segno della misericordia divina, e da allora Maria della Vetrana \u00e8 venerata come madre e protettrice della comunit\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ogni anno, nel <strong>giorno del 12 gennaio<\/strong>, Castellana Grotte celebra questa ricorrenza con la tradizionale <strong>Notte delle Fanove<\/strong>: decine di cataste di legna vengono accese nei quartieri della citt\u00e0, simbolo della luce della fede che illumina le tenebre e della protezione della Vergine sui suoi fedeli. Il giorno successivo, l\u2019immagine della Madonna viene portata in <strong>processione<\/strong> per le vie del centro storico, accompagnata da canti, preghiere e musiche sacre. La partecipazione dei cittadini trasforma la festa in un momento di profonda comunione, dove devozione religiosa, memoria storica e identit\u00e0 culturale si intrecciano.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019attaccamento alla Madonna della Vetrana non si limita a gennaio: un altro momento solenne si celebra nella <strong>Festa d\u2019Aprile<\/strong>, di solito nell\u2019ultima domenica del mese, quando processioni, luminarie, concerti e incontri comunitari rinnovano la gratitudine della citt\u00e0 verso la sua patrona, ricordando che la protezione divina non \u00e8 assenza di difficolt\u00e0, ma sostegno nei momenti di fragilit\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vista con occhi cristiani, questa tradizione non \u00e8 semplice folklore, ma espressione viva di una fede incarnata. 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