Sanza - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Sanza is a town and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the province of Salerno

Province of Salerno

The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...

in the Campania

Campania

Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...

region of southern Italy

Italy

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History

It is a small town placed on a hill surrounded by lots of mountains.
In ancient times it was protected by walls and there were few gates to access the village.

Geography

The town is bordered by Buonabitacolo

Buonabitacolo

Buonabitacolo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Casalbuono

Casalbuono

Casalbuono is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Casaletto Spartano

Casaletto Spartano

Casaletto Spartano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Casaletto Spartano has a population of 1,680....

, Caselle in Pittari

Caselle in Pittari

Caselle in Pittari is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-Notes and references:...

, Monte San Giacomo

Monte San Giacomo

Monte San Giacomo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

, Montesano sulla Marcellana

Montesano sulla Marcellana

Montesano sulla Marcellana is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. As of 2010 its population was of 6,663..-Geography:...

, Piaggine

Piaggine

Piaggine is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:*...

, Rofrano

Rofrano

Rofrano is a town and comune of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento.-See also:*Cilento National Park*Pruno Cilento - the biggest forest of the Cilento...

, Sassano

Sassano

Sassano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy....

and Valle dell'Angelo

Valle dell'Angelo

Valle dell'Angelo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.-External links:**...

Feast Day

Sanza's biggest day of the year is August 5; a day in which all of its patrons pay homage to their other beloved saint, La Madonna Della Neve (Mary of the Snows.) In late July, a group of men carrying the heavy statue of La Madonna on their shoulders are followed by the people of Sanza as they ascend Monte Cervati (a nearby mountain in the Cilento region)
The statue is then left in the small chapel at the very top. Then several days later, Sanza's devoted people, ranging from young children, to old men and women with walking sticks, once again follow La Madonna's descent back down the mountain. After a 26 kilometer journey ranging from around 2 or 3 am, up until when the people return, all those who had come down the mountain create a procession through the tight cobblestoned streets of Sanza, singing loudly and continuing to carry La Madonna.