I Cavalieri della Bruna

The knights, guardians of an age-old tradition

The protectors of the Holy Effigy of Maria Santissima della Bruna, Patroness of the city of Matera.

It is the trumpet that announces the passage of the horsemen. The group parades in costume along the streets of the city amidst the clamor of the crowd that waits in the morning for the passage of the Madonna and at sunset for that of the Triumphal Cart made of papier-mâché, which is destroyed. The documentary traces the origins of the parade, the significance of the costumes, the relationship between the horseman and peasant civilization, and the connection between the folkloric event and the devotion to the Madonna della Bruna. A narrative developed around a detail that encapsulates the symbolisms of an ancient tradition.

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