Feast of Our Lady of the Hens

Feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Mount Carmel

Official name	(Italian) Festa di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine
Also called	Feast of the Madonna delle Galline Feast of the Madonna of the Hens Feast of Our Lady of the Hens
Observed by	Christians
Type	Cultural, Historical, Christian
Significance	Feast day of the Madonna delle Galline (Our Lady of the Hens), commemoration of the finding of the miraculous Marian icon
Celebrations	Attending parades attending firework shows attending tammurriatas donating birds and food (Easter food and savory pies) to the Madonna eating tagliolini with ragù staining clothes with ragù
Begins	Friday of the Easter Octave
Ends	Next Monday
Date	Second Sunday of Easter
2015 date	April 12
2016 date	April 3
2017 date	April 23
2018 date	April 8
Frequency	annual
Related to	Easter feast of Saint Alphonsus

The feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Mount Carmel, commonly known as Madonna delle Galline (Italian for Our Lady of the Hens), is a religious and civil festival annually celebrated in Pagani, Campania.

Bibliography

Feldman, Martha (2015). The Castrato. UC Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780520962033. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
Swinburne, Henry (1790). Travels in the Two Sicilies. 3 (2 ed.). London: J. Nichols. p. 166. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

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"Votive chickens". The Votives Project. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

Mary, mother of Jesus

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In Tradition	History of Roman Catholic Mariology Nativity of Mary Theotokos: Mother of God Dormition Akathist Hodegetria Panagia Presentation of Mary Virgin birth of Jesus Assumption Immaculata Perpetual Virginity Immaculate Heart Woman of the Apocalypse Queen of Heaven

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