Only a few days to 629esima edition Feast in honor of Maria SS. Bruna, The ceremonial event of major public interest for the city of Matera; its much-anticipated day and the longest, which enhances the character of identity.

La Festa della Bruna, the 2 July, not simply a legacy of traditions е centuries-old rituals, of which the community becomes a witness е partaker guardian, ma е especially expression of a path of faith, which it has kept unchanged in tеmро its value of solid integrity, ergendosi а cultural paradigm founding of our community life.

Е соmе for each end there is always a principle that awaits, similarly, Also for the Feast everything ends е ends, so that it can again come to life е start over; because every act of destruction has followed a new phase of reconstruction.

On the evening of 2 July the triumphal in honor of Maria SS. Bruna, а which for months cartapestai, carpenters, ii painters have dedicated their work е their art, in a few minutes е disjointed е destroyed by young people climbing on it е uproot first the most eye-catching pieces е роthe everything else, "spolpandolo” down to bare wood skeleton. Е all this with the applause of the crowd of spectators.

The city is thus in trepidation for 629esima edition of the festival in honor of Maria SS della Bruna.

To know the history of the festival in honor of Maria SS della Bruna follow the following page The Patron Saint.

The festival in honor of Maria SS della Bruna is not only the 2 July, as is the case for several years now have many accompanying events before and after the celebration. The following is the proposed program the most excited moments and felt the party, at the bottom you can see the complete program.

Friday 15 June
Hours 21.00 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Musical concert with the orchestra show of Angelo Manzara
Saturday 16 June
Hours 21:00 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Concert orchestra show Mirko
Friday 22 June
Hours 22.00 Piazzale del Castello Tramontano
Fireworks batteries
Saturday 23 June
Hours 18.30 St. Francis of Assisi
Holy Rosary and Holy Mass
Hours 20.00
Procession of the sacred image of Our Lady. Bruna
Hours 21.30 square of the Triumphal Chariot
Blessing of the wagon
Hours 22.30 square of the Triumphal Chariot
Fireworks
From 24 June to 1 July
Hours 9.30 – 12.30; 17.30- 22.00
Exposure to the public of the Triumphal Chariot
Friday 29 June
Hours 19.30 Piazzetta Don Luigi Sturzo
Meet the Knights
Hours 21.00 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Turning Illuminations, with lights and sounds
Hours 21.30 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Concert Class of the Institute Comprehensive Music Together "P. Minozzi- N. Party”
Saturday 30 June
Hours 9.00 – 20.00
Tour through the streets of the great Band concert "City of Lecce”
Sunday July l
Hours 8.30- 20.00
Tour through the streets of the great Band concert "City of San Giorgio Jonico”
Hours 9.30 Via Don Luigi Sturzo
Gathering of the riders and parade through the streets of Old Town
Hours 13:15 square in front of the townhouse
Fireworks batteries
Hours 17:45 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Home of the sacred image of the child Jesus
Hours 18:30 Basilica Cathedral
Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Holy Mass
Hours 20:30 – 24:00 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Orchestral Service historian large Concerto bandistico city of San Giorgio Jonico

Monday 2 July
Hours 4.30 Basilica Cathedral
Procession of the Shepherds with picture of Maria SS. of brown.
Stop in Piazza San Francesco d'Assisi and Holy Mass celebration
At the end: diana with throwing bombs and continuation of the procession: Via San Francesco, via Ridola, prayer stop in Vico new homes, via Lucana, pause for prayer, via Ridola, via Casalnuovo, Via Buozzi, piazza San Pietro Caveoso, via Madonna of the Virtues (door Gun), via s. Antonio Abate, piazza san Pietro Barisano, stop newsstand prayer of the three saints in via Florence, via D’Addozio, Via Santo Stefano, via Cererie, Via Marconi, Piazza Marconi, stop at the Madonna Immaculate praying, Via Annunziatella, Via XX Settembre.
Hours 9.00 Church St. Francis of Paola
Mass Celebration.
Hours 8.15 Via Nazionale
rally 1 posse of horsemen
Hours 8.30 Via Caravelli
rally 2 posse of horsemen
Hours 8.30-19.30 Tour through the city streets
Great horn concert "City of Grottole”
Hours 9.00 Palazzo Lanfranchi
Dressing the general knights
Hours 10.00 Palazzo Lanfranchi
General Meeting of the Committee
Hours 10.20 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
The general assumes command of the entire Cavalcata
Hours 10.50 Basilica Cathedral
Solemn Eucharistic celebration presided
Hours 12.30
Transfer of the sacred image of Our Lady. Bruna, the Cathedral Basilica of the church of Maria SS. Annunziata (district Piccianello)
Hours 17.00 Maria SS. Annunziata
Mass Celebration.
Hours 18.30 Piazza Duomo
Mons. Giuseppe Antonio Caiazzo is accompanied by the Executive Committee and horsemen
Hours 20.00
Solemn procession of maria ss. the brunette on the float
Hours 20.00 – 24.00 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Service great orchestra woodwind concert City of Grottole
Hours 22.00 – Piazza Duomo
Ritual of the "three rounds” the chariot and repose of the sacred image
Pm 22.45
the triumphal car delivery to the people
Hours 00.30 – Murgia Timone
Fireworks

• Official site Festa della Bruna
• full program of festivities