Festa della Madonna del Fuoco

Patron Saint of Forlì
Piazza Saffi, Piazza del Duomo, Piazza Cavour, Via delle Torri, Corso Garibaldi - 47121 Forli (FC) - Forlì

Periodo di svolgimento

Annual feast, it takes place on the Patron Saint day (4th February)

Orario:

It takes place on February 4 the oldest party in Forlì, dedicated to the "Madonna del Fuoco", patroness of the city. The homage is paid with the lighting of small lights that turn on the cold days in early February.

Programma

Stalls selling sweets, clothes, objects for the house, craftworks in Piazza Saffi, via Delle Torri, Corso Garibaldi, Piazza Ordelaffi and Piazza del Duomo.
Mass is celebrated in the Dome.

 

In the night between 3 and 4 is tradition turn on the balconies and windows, many small lights (candles, candles, light bulbs) as a sign of devotion to Our Lady, thus recalling the miracle that took place in 1428. On the night of February 4 and 5 developed a fire in the house of a schoolteacher from Forlì Lombardino Ripapetrosa destroying everything except the woodcut of the Virgin remained intact.

 

It is celebrated with the traditional "Piadina della Madonna", a sweet poor, oval-shaped, stuffed with raisins and aniseed, a must in the tables of Forlì.

Tariffe

Intera: entry free

Come arrivare

Historical city centre. Pedestrian precinct.