Madonna delle Milizie in Scicli 1935

A historical re-enactment to remember the struggles between Normans and Saracens: Madonna delle Milizie in Scicli

Light Journal B0662 dated 17/04/1935
Sequence description: the town of Scicli; the town with the crowds gathered for the celebrations; a ship with citizens in Saracen costume is towed; other citizens in the costume of Crusaders and Norman soldiers; a balloon is made to fly in the air and the Amazon Virgin parades in procession;