Your cohoné de frores, Fonni

On 24 June, the feast of Saint John the Baptist, Fonni takes the name of sa die de frores, literally 'the day of flowers', given the extraordinary medicinal and magical properties that plants and flowers were believed to have on this day.

On the same holiday, also in Fonni, together with the statue of the Baptist, a very elaborate sweetened bread, on Cohone de Frores, blessed the day before, is brought in procession together with the statue of the Baptist. The suggestive bread composition is also exhibited on the 25th, the second day of the festival, when the equestrian competitions take place

Su cohone de frores consists of five concentric rows, which gradually narrow upwards, composed of birds (one hundred and sixty birds - pigiones - and five hens - pudhas -) arranged in a circle and scaling upwards, and each of these is supported by a wooden rod grafted onto a pasta support about 30 cm in diameter and about 6 cm high.

The entire composition reaches a weight of about 8 kg.

According to legend, his packaging of su cohone de frores dates back to a promise made to the saint on the occasion of a calamity that struck the town some time ago. It seems that the birds are a reference to the dove, a symbol of the Holy Spirit always associated with the Baptist

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21/6/2024 - 13:51