Today is a very important day the people of Torre Annunziata. Every October 22, there is a festival celebrating the Virgin Mary. As legend has it, in the sea some sailors found a icon of Mary, who in this depiction had dark skin and was holding baby Jesus. The sailors took this image back to the town in the church. The part that makes this interesting is that odd things have happened since then. There a time when it snowed which is extremely unusual here. Vesuvius had erupted and Torre Annunziata was left unscathed while the towns around it were damaged.
Anyways, this is a huge deal for the Italians here. I didn't go to school like everyone else. No one worked today. There was a parade with a band and the procession of red,white, and blue banners and a large structure which bore the image of the Madonna. I really enjoyed this celebration and it will be something I will always remember.
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