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ITALY Feast of Saint Domenico

Statue of Saint Domenico covered in snakes during the snake Procession of Cocullo, one of the oldest pagan Christian celebrations still held today in Italy, on Thursday, May 5, 2005. Saint Domenico, the peculiar Saint of the event, was thought to protect from and heal snake bites. **ITALY OUT**

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Statue of Saint Domenico covered in snakes during the snake Procession of Cocullo, one of the oldest pagan Christian celebrations still held today in Italy, on Thursday, May 5, 2005. Saint Domenico, the peculiar Saint of the event, was thought to protect from and heal snake bites. **ITALY OUT**