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Feast of Our Lady of the Hens

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Observed by
  
Christians

Feast of Our Lady of the Hens

Official name
  
(Italian) Festa di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine

Also called
  
Feast of the Madonna delle Galline Feast of the Madonna of the Hens Feast of Our Lady of the Hens

Type
  
Cultural, Historical, Christian

Significance
  
Feast day of the Madonna delle Galline (Our Lady of the Hens), commemoration of the finding of the miraculous Marian icon

Celebrations
  
Attending parades attending firework shows attending tammurriatas donating birds and food (Easter food and savory pies) to the Madonna eating tagliolini with ragù staining clothes with ragù

The feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Mount Carmel, commonly known as Madonna delle Galline (Italian for Our Lady of the Hens), is a religious and civil festival annually celebrated in Pagani, Campania.

References

Feast of Our Lady of the Hens Wikipedia