%0 Journal Article
%T Il Bambino di Lama dei Peligni: mito, feste, canti e leggende
%J -
%D 2017
%R DOI Code: 10.1285/i22804250v6i1p318
%X The so-called "Bambino di Lama dei Peligni" consists of a wax statue preserved in a silver urn that in 1760 a Franciscan return from Palestine brought in the municipality of Lama Peligni, a small town in the Province of Chieti (Abruzzo) to near the Majella mountain (southern Italy). Since then the local people developed a deep devotion. In this paper we report all the traditions, legends, festivals concerning him and highlights the changes that over time showed a way to celebrate and bestow worship and devotion
%K Lama dei Peligni
%K Santo Bambino
%K Chieti
%K Abruzzo
%K folklore
%U http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/palaver/article/view/17014