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24/08/2003 GUARDIA SANFRAMONDI - PROVINCIA DI BENEVENTO - CAMPANIA - LA PROCESSIONE DEI BATTENTI CHE HA LUOGO OGNI SETTE ANNI, IN CUI I PENITENTI SI BATTONO IL PETTO CON LA "SPUGNETTA", UN SUGHERO IN CUI SONO INFISSI DEGLI SPILLI, IN MODO DA PROVOCARSI FERITE.
PH CARLO HERMANN AGENZIA CONTROLUCE
Beaters walk during a religious procession in Guardia Sanframondi, south Italy, August 24, 2003. Every seven years people of the little town in south Italy hold a religious feast in which hundreds of hooded penitents, dressed in white habits form a procession to honor the Virgin Assunta. The men whip themselves with iron chains and a 'sponge,' a piece of cork with nails in it, while the women tend to their wounds with vinegar so the men don't feel the pain. All the penitents hold a little crucifix in their left hand as an aid to their meditation and prayer.
ph Carlo Hermann Ag. Controluce

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24/08/2003 GUARDIA SANFRAMONDI - PROVINCIA DI BENEVENTO - CAMPANIA - LA PROCESSIONE DEI BATTENTI CHE HA LUOGO OGNI SETTE ANNI, IN CUI I PENITENTI SI BATTONO IL PETTO CON LA "SPUGNETTA", UN SUGHERO IN CUI SONO INFISSI DEGLI SPILLI, IN MODO DA PROVOCARSI FERITE.<br /> PH CARLO HERMANN AGENZIA CONTROLUCE<br /> Beaters walk during a religious procession in Guardia Sanframondi, south Italy, August 24, 2003. Every seven years people of the little town in south Italy hold a religious feast in which hundreds of hooded penitents, dressed in white habits form a procession to honor the Virgin Assunta. The men whip themselves with iron chains and a 'sponge,' a piece of cork with nails in it, while the women tend to their wounds with vinegar so the men don't feel the pain. All the penitents hold a little crucifix in their left hand as an aid to their meditation and prayer. <br /> ph Carlo Hermann Ag. Controluce