Today is the feast day of San Matteo, or St. Matthew, who is the patron saint and protector of the city of Salerno.
The men of Salerno carry the statues of St. Matthew, St. Gregory VII , St. Joseph and the holy martyrs through the small streets of Salerno accompanied by priests, music and dignitaries. You have to have admiration for those men because those statues weigh a lot and they have to negotiate the stairs of the Cathedral twice.
The whole feast started at 18:00 hours and we had a good spot to see them coming out of the Cathedral.
Beautiful images in a very nice collage. They have the same culture like we have with the statue of the patron saint being carried round the streets of the parish followed by a cortege of priests and followers.
So glad that you all enjoyed these images, thank you!