| Feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel | |
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| Official name | Italian: Festa di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine, lit. 'Feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel' |
| Also called | Italian: Festa della Madonna delle Galline, lit. 'Feast of Our Lady of the Hens' |
| Observed by | Christians |
| Type | Cultural, Historical, Christian |
| Significance | Patronal festival of Our Lady of the Hens: commemoration of the finding of the miraculous Marian icon |
| Celebrations | Church services, processions, public outdoor banquets, tammurriatas, firework shows, gift giving of birds and traditional food to the Madonna[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Begins | Easter Friday |
| Ends | Next Monday |
| Date | Second Sunday of Easter |
| 2023 date | 16 April |
| 2024 date | 7 April |
| 2025 date | 27 April |
| 2026 date | 12 April |
| Frequency | annual |
| First time | 17th century[1][2][3][5] |
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The feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel, commonly known as Our Lady of the Hens[6][7] or Madonna of the Hens[2][8][4] (Italian: Madonna delle Galline), is a religious and civil festival annually celebrated in Pagani, Campania.
- ^ a b Swinburne (1790).
- ^ a b c Feldman (2015).
- ^ a b Hughes (2014).
- ^ a b Valle del Sarno.
- ^ a b IDEA.
- ^ Clutha Leader (1880).
- ^ The Holy See (2001).
- ^ Matthews (2015).