"Quarantane explosions"

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9 April 2023

Workers prepare fireworks in front of the Church of San Domenico in Ruvo di Puglia before the Quarantane explosions on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Preparing for the explosion of the Quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Preparing for the explosion of the Quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Preparation for the explosion of the Quarantane with the launching of several hot air balloons in Piazzale Matteotti in Ruvo di Puglia on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Fireworks before the explosion of the quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Fireworks before the explosion of the quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Fireworks before the explosion of the quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Explosion of the Quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Explosion of the Quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Preparation for the explosion of the Quarantane with the launching of several hot air balloons in Piazzale Matteotti in Ruvo di Puglia on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Preparation for the explosion of the Quarantane with the launching of several hot air balloons in Piazzale Matteotti in Ruvo di Puglia on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Preparation for the explosion of the Quarantane with the launching of several hot air balloons in Piazzale Matteotti in Ruvo di Puglia on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the ''Quarantane,'' female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Mayor Pasquale Roberto Chieco during the preparation for the explosion of the Quarantane in Piazzale Matteotti in Ruvo di Puglia on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Fireworks before the explosion of the quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Fireworks before the explosion of the quarantane in Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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9 April 2023

Workers clean Ruvo di Puglia's Piazzale Matteotti after the explosion of the Quarantane on April 9, 2023. On Easter Day, the "Quarantane," female-looking puppets symbolizing Lent, exploded in the skies of Ruvo di Puglia. It is a tradition that is renewed in other cities and towns in southern Italy: suspended from balconies or on squares or even, in small sizes, hung on the doors of houses, the Quarantane, in addition to symbolizing the period of penance that will end at Easter, perform, according to tradition, a salvific function because they are capable of driving away evil spirits.

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