The Candeliere

The Candeliere is a great wood car essentially formed by three parts:

The pedestal, a plinth or quadrangular dais in which two are inserted for side, the four bars that serve to lift and to transport the whole complex.

The cylindrical stem, tall around three meters it has a circumference of 40/50 cm and it is painted with the colours of the Gremio. On it the image of the Saint or the Madonna is represented besides patrons of the Gremio and, sometimes, the insignias of the work among other various ornamental motives for contour (for instance, garlands of flowers or fruits). The Gremio of the Cobblers has enriched, unlike the others, from four mullions set around the stem.

The capital, situated on the summit of the stem, it is usually hexagonal or to four faces; that of the worker the vegetable garden is octagonal. In the panel, divisis from mullions or gilded frames or policrome, the Patron or other protecting saints are represented as well as still the symbols of the work. the Tailors' Candeliere he differentiates from the others because, in place of the capital, introduces a brazier in which, during the procession, it is turned on some straw; the flame gives the aspect of a real candle to the Candeliere .

Overall every Candeliere weighs around four quintals.

The Candelieri are preserved during the year in the chapel where it has century the Gremio of affiliation.

The morning of August 14 they is withdrawn by the gremiantis and ducts near the residence of the Obriere of Candeliere , where they will be decorated.

On the summit of the capital of the Candelieri (to exception of that of the tailors) is put a ring of vanes of brocade of various colours that you/they form a crown. On the flags it is embroidered the insignia and the name of the various Obrieris of Candeliere that succeed are him in the preceding years. To the century of the crown it is risen, explained, the flag that bears the name of the Obriere of reigning Candeliere .

The column is adorned with flowers of oleander and branches of willow (sometimes also with lemons), while the capital is surmounted by garlands of paper calls bola-bola (they make exception however the Candelieri of the Massai and the Farmers, on which they are put some bunches of ears of wheat, symbol dell their agricultural activity).

At the base of the capital they stick numerous (up to 16) motley ribbons of silk: them vetti, long over forty meters and breadths around five cm, that will be held for hand by the boys of the stage one. In past they used him some ropes that had a clear static function contributing to hold in equilibrium the column during the evolutions.

When the ceremony of taking the habit the Candeliere is concluded, they are fixed to the base four bars that will be lifted to shoulder by the eight carriers. The bars are preserved during the year near the residence of the Most greater paraio