You already know about the live Nativity. Well, Todi's going one better, and on Good Friday will supplement its usual procession with the life-size corpus from San Filippo di Benizi from the Porta Romana to the Duomo with a detour to the Nicchioni, where they will have a staged crucifixion! I don't know yet who has volunteered to be one of the three, but I do know who's going to be our Blessed Mother: Eleanor!
And here's how she was chosen:
Don Riccardo wanted someone virginal, and thought that was more important than the concept of a 17-year-old young woman mourning "her" 33-year-old "son". Hmmm. The math on that's a bit odd.
When I asked about our Madonna for the live Nativity, I was told that she was divorced and clearly not virginal. Others I suggested were sloughed off as "too old" (42 or 43?). So, it's Eleanor.
We're all going to be in costumes. I have the fabric now, and I have to check in with the dressmaker tomorrow. Rumor has it that she'll do each costume for 15 euros, which I call a serious bargain. Failing that, I'll be able to do them with ... my new sewing machine (!!!!!), courtesy of my darling parents and wonderful husband!
Love,
Alexandra
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