cinto votivo

English translation: votive candle wreath

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Italian term or phrase:cinto votivo
English translation:votive candle wreath
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan

15:57 Jan 7, 2016
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Catholic celebrations
Italian term or phrase: cinto votivo
In a text listing local feast days and other celebrations in Appulia, one of the events is
Raduno delle gregne e dei cinti
Per le strade del paese

I found a video on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wW6Ru8Smgk&index=5&list=PLe...

It shows the women bearing "gregne" (sheaves of wheat) and cinti (with candles and ribbons) on their heads.

I've decided to translate "gregne" simply as "sheaves", but not being even remotely Catholic, I don't have a clue what to call the "candle things".

Can anybody help?
Kimberly De Haan
Canada
Local time: 06:03
votive candle wreath
Explanation:
I think this is what it is.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 12:03
Grading comment
Thank you Gad. I think your idea of wreath best expresses the term in this context.
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Summary of answers provided
4(portable) votive shrine
philgoddard
3votive candle wreath
Gad Kohenov
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Wendy Streitparth

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(portable) votive shrine


Explanation:
If you don't want to watch the video (though it's only 40 seconds long), here are some pictures :-)

These are shrines to a saint, perhaps the patron saint of the town. Some of those in the video are pretty wacky, and don't look like a traditional shrine, but I think "shrine" is still a good collective description.

It may be related to "recinto", meaning an enclosure.



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philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
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votive candle wreath


Explanation:
I think this is what it is.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 12:03
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you Gad. I think your idea of wreath best expresses the term in this context.
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Reference comments


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Reference

Reference information:
Here are a few synonyms for cinti which may help:

Tutte le campane suonano a festa e da più parti s'innalza il noto canto al Santo mentre inizia la musica della banda Il corteo solenne viene aperto e guidato dal Cerimoniere che con la fascia e il bastone nella mano, guida la processione lungo l'intero percorso Seguono i cirii (detti anche cinti, cente, sciglii o gregne) costruzioni in legno e innumerevoli candele, decorate con immagini sacre, fiori e nastri colorati, di dimensioni imponenti e portati a spalla da più persone.
http://www.idea.mat.beniculturali.it/feste-e-tradizioni/basi...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Native speaker of: English
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