Rosanne
In trying to find out about the Portuguese Pattern of Tarot and its transfer to Japan via the Sailors, I went on a reading journey to Sicily. Forgive me, but it is all about connections in this world of Tarot history( and interesting side issues 
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There is in Sicily an interesting Easter period play enacted. It is called DIAVOLATA AND ANGELICATA It was formalised into a play from a poem in the 1780's. Prior to that it was in medieval times, what sounds like, a chaotic mix of pagan and Christian ideas about the resurrection. The cast of complete villages involved some main players- Archangel Michael with a trumpet and dead women in coffins, all the Saint's statues from the churches (Saint Gregory the pope was one) A devil and his chained demons, Mary as a rose, A Salvatore with a red cape who is like the magic man, a cupid with his bow and arrow, an inquisition torture wheel, then outside the church a battle takes place. Of course good wins over evil.
Here is a badly translated site, but it shows some pictures of the play now.
http://translate.google.com/transla...no/Feste_folklore/La_Diavolata_e_L'Angelicata.
htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDiavolata%2Band%2BAngelicata%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Wow thats a big link- hope it works.
It is very interesting how close the the cast is to Tarot! Enjoy!
~Rosanne
)There is in Sicily an interesting Easter period play enacted. It is called DIAVOLATA AND ANGELICATA It was formalised into a play from a poem in the 1780's. Prior to that it was in medieval times, what sounds like, a chaotic mix of pagan and Christian ideas about the resurrection. The cast of complete villages involved some main players- Archangel Michael with a trumpet and dead women in coffins, all the Saint's statues from the churches (Saint Gregory the pope was one) A devil and his chained demons, Mary as a rose, A Salvatore with a red cape who is like the magic man, a cupid with his bow and arrow, an inquisition torture wheel, then outside the church a battle takes place. Of course good wins over evil.
Here is a badly translated site, but it shows some pictures of the play now.
http://translate.google.com/transla...no/Feste_folklore/La_Diavolata_e_L'Angelicata.
htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDiavolata%2Band%2BAngelicata%2B%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
Wow thats a big link- hope it works.
It is very interesting how close the the cast is to Tarot! Enjoy!
~Rosanne
