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Ave Maria Festival, Monterosso

Walking back to the hotel, after dinner in Monterosso, we came across the Ave Maria Festival in Monterosso. (In Vernazza the preceding day,  we saw flowers along the streets and at the footsteps of houses and stores.) A boat  with a statue of Ave Maria lead the procession on the bay and on land alter boys with candles and chanting priests followed.  The candle bearing crowd followed behind.  As the procession passed by, fireworks where lighting the evening sky over the bay.

Candle lit street of Monterosso	Candle lit beach	Candle lit street.	Candles being placed in the water.	Candles on the water with beach lined with torches.
The boat that lead the procession of the festival with a statue of Ave Marie.	A lighted starfish that appeared nightly on the cliffs of Monterosso.	The gathering of the candles as they come to shore	Candles floating on the water coming towards shore.	People following the procession

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