Madonna della Luce Festival
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Madonna della Luce Festival

16 Feb 2025
Ugento — Lecce (075)

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Edition 2025 — Madonna della Luce

On February 16th, 2025, Ugento celebrated the Madonna della Luce Festival. As per tradition, the statue of the Virgin left the 16th-century Sanctuary to reach the Cathedral of the Assumption in a procession, accompanied by a band and the faithful, before returning to the Sanctuary in a candlelight parade in memory of the 1563 miracle.

The 2025 edition of the Madonna della Luce Festival took place in Ugento on Sunday, February 16th, 2025. The community gathered around the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Luce for the solemn Marian celebration.

On the feast day, the statue of the Madonna was carried in procession along the streets of the historic center to the Cathedral of the Assumption, accompanied by the music of the band and a crowd of devotees in prayer and song. After Holy Mass, the procession escorted the image back to the Sanctuary in a suggestive candlelight parade, according to the tradition that evokes the light of the 1563 miracle. There was no shortage of typical Salento village festival moments, with religious songs and fireworks.

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