Festa del Redentore

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Festa del Redentore is a major Venetian festival held each July that commemorates the end of the 1576 plague with religious ceremonies, a temporary votive bridge, and elaborate fireworks over the lagoon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Venetian festival
annual event
religious festival
associatedWith Church of Il Redentore by Andrea Palladio NERFINISHED
bridgeConnects Giudecca NERFINISHED
Zattere NERFINISHED
bridgeType temporary pontoon bridge
celebratedOn third Sunday of July
commemorates end of the 1576 plague in Venice
country Italy
culturalSignificance major event in Venetian cultural life
eveCelebration Saturday night before the third Sunday of July
frequency annual
hasAudience locals
tourists
hasFeature crowded waterfront promenades
large-scale fireworks over the lagoon
night-time illumination of boats
hasPart boat celebrations
fireworks display
procession
regattas
religious ceremonies
solemn mass
temporary votive bridge
heritageStatus important element of Venetian intangible cultural heritage
inception 1577
language Italian
liturgicalContext votive feast of thanksgiving
localName Festa del Redentore NERFINISHED
locatedIn Venetian Lagoon NERFINISHED
Venice NERFINISHED
mainVenue Church of the Most Holy Redeemer NERFINISHED
Giudecca NERFINISHED
monthHeld July
namedAfter Church of the Most Holy Redeemer NERFINISHED
Il Redentore NERFINISHED
organisedBy City of Venice NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime 1577
theme thanksgiving for deliverance from plague
tourismAttraction yes
tradition Venetian tradition
translation Feast of the Redeemer NERFINISHED
typicalActivity decorating boats and barges in the lagoon
family picnics on boats
viewing fireworks from St Mark’s Basin

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Il Redentore associatedTradition Festa del Redentore