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Alghero Events
and Festivals
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April:
Most of the City celebrations are in April at the starting of
the spring season.
On Good Friday a solemn procession fills the streets, lit by red
lanterns, the Catholic ?Via Crucis?.
Also
throughout April there are evocative rituals of the Spanish?s
origin.
On Low Sunday there is another procession with pilgrimages to
the Virgin Mary of Valverde.
June:
For the Festa di Sant?Elmo in June, boats carry the statue of
the saint across the water. Concerts are held on the coastal
road to Fertilia and the cloister at the Chiesa di San Francesco
hosts classical concerts.
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December 24th:
"SIGNUM
JUDICII":
On Christmas Eve, a traditional medieval chant takes place in
the Cathedral. The ancient Sibyl chant, whose origins are lost
in time, is still authentically reproduced only in Palma de
Majorca and Alghero.
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