At the request of the Mayor Federico Basilesent last March, the Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli granted the moral patronage for the historic Procession of the Vara and the walk of the giantswhich will take place in Messina from 10 to 15 August next.
The mayor Basile expressed his complacency for the patronage received by the Mic, highlighting, together with the councilor for cultural policies Enzo Caruso, that “similar certificates accredit even more this event, which appears to be among the oldest of our Sicilian land and among the most famous European festive machines still existing. La Vara, a history of faith 500 years, reproduced by the devotional chariot of the Virgin. Giants Mata and Grifone, mythical founders of Messina, have a high anthropological value and represent the most awaited annual appointment in the city by our community and the thousands of tourists, who participate in our Ferragostan events “, conclude Basile and Caruso.