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S Maria in Trastevere
written by ars7 / 10.06.2004
Section Six 6 of 7

  Personal Observations
 
 
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Worship
A modern Feast of the Assumption ceremony in the US
 
I enjoyed learning about the Feast of the Assumption ceremony. It is fascinating to visualize hundreds of people parading through the streets of Rome behind a small and deteriorating painting, singing and praying and expressing their religious fervor. Such a festival was hard to imagine before coming to Rome, but now that I am here I understand how it could have happened. I can still walk down the same narrow and crowded streets, even though it would be impossible to precisely emulate their reverent fervor in the midst of motorbikes and postcard vendors.
 
   
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