Initiation ceremony

[Bontade]

The image of a Saint burned at the initiation ceremony ?

[B.]

Yes

[Bontade]

What is the name of a Saint whom burning?

[Bontade]

Not sure exactly St. Nicholas

[Sol]

Not sure exactly St. Nicholas

Any picture of any Saint, or if you're a lucchese you could even use toilet paper, .......Soliai

[Antiliar]

Usually it was Santa Maria Annunziata, Mary the mother of Jesus. Some sources also say St. Francis of Assisi, but that may have been a substitute when no image of Mary could be found.

[Sol]

Usually it was Santa Maria Annunziata, Mary the mother of Jesus. Some sources also say St. Francis of Assisi, but that may have been a substitute when no image of Mary could be found.

Wow, had no idea they used a particular card, is this in Italy or here in the US? And was it over heard on a wire or something?......Soliai

[Pogo The Clown]

That's St. Peter, my family saint. Now, as that card burns, so may your soul burn in hell if you betray your friends in the family.


Pogo

[BeatiPaoli]

To Everyone: I could be wrong, but I believe different American Families had different saints they used during the initiation ceremonies.

Regards,
Beati Paoli