Castellammare, Immaculate Conception bonfires in neighborhoods despite bans

Castellammare. The night of the bonfire The Stabia tradition of the Immaculate Conception was also performed this year.

For some years, in order to avoid accidents and fires and above all the blocking of traffic with many inconveniences for the citizens, the municipal administrators, and in this case the prefectorial commissioners, have decided to establish the Palio dei falò with the lighting of three piles of wood on the beach in municipal villa.

The Palio, which was followed by a fireworks display and the lighting of the tree near the Cassa Armonica, was held again this year with great participation from citizens and many young people who also came from nearby cities to attend this tradition. stabiese.

All was well until midnight because then unexpectedly, despite the presence of observers by the police, bonfires were lit in many places. neighborhoods outskirts of the city with lots of music and youthful revelry.

“Bonfires had been banned,” citizens ask, “so why were they in the neighborhoods? So wouldn’t it have been better to manage the traditional ones in the neighborhoods instead of spending community money?”

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 Cyrus Serrapica