A moment of the traditional ceremony of the “Madonna who runs away” (La Madonna che scappa) in Sulmona, Central Italy, Sunday, April 5, 2015. The reenactment is held every year on Easter morning, when the statue of the Virgin Mary, wearing a black robe, is carried on shoulder by a number of young men and when the procession meets the statue of the resurrected Christ, they start running and the black veil and white scarf fall down, leaving the staue in a green mantle. (Photo by Claudio Lattanzio/AP Photo/ANSA)
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