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| Seui, Church of St. Mary Magdalene (photo by Joseph Deplano, journalist © 2008, are reserved). |
Among the rituals of "Holy Week" the most heard is definitely "on Scravamentu, the deposition of Christ from the cross, as Seui, every Friday is celebrated in many churches of our island. This traditional manifestation of faith seems to have been introduced in Sardinia by the Greek church, during the period of Byzantine influence (533-900 AD).
After a long period, which lasted several decades, each Seui years also renews this sacred representation, according to the same rituals that about ninety years ago it had characterized the first edition. In fact, in this location in the heart of Sardinia's first "Scravamentu" date 1919, when it was introduced by the then parish priest Fr Joseph Mancosu. For several decades, the celebration of this rite suffered a break. But in 1981, thanks to the efforts by the parish priest, Don Dino Bisi, and some seuesi the traditional expression of faith is taken. Rinvangando in memory, only the reconstruction of the costumes, faithful copies of the originals unfortunately lost, were also rediscovered the original prayers in the local dialect.
The representation takes place in the parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena. On the main altar is set up a stage dominated by a large wooden cross with Christ nailed to it.
The ritual begins with the celebration of the Via Crucis, one hour after sunset. When you reach the twelfth station, the death of Jesus, dressed in their colorful robes and preceded by a pair of angels, go on stage Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, Simon of Cyrene the Apostle John. The moment that is experienced with intense emotion and participation from the crowd of the faithful is surely when Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus extract the nails from the wrists and from the ankles and wrest the crown of thorns from the head of Christ. Deposition from the Cross, the statue of the Saviour is wrapped in a white shroud and presented to the mother.
After the image is placed on a stretcher and accompanied the Our is carried in procession through the streets of Old Town. (Giuseppe Deplano, copyright © 2011 - are reserved)
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