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Italian Town STRAPS Children to Towering Float for Catholic Holy Day Festival
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August 19, 2026
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5:10Now PlayingTalk about a wild way to celebrate the Assumption: roughly 20 children were strapped into metal seats atop a towering float for Sicily’s annual Vara di Randazzo procession. The jaw-dropping tradition is a point of pride for local families — and this year’s spectacle came with an extra dose of drama as Mount Etna erupted nearby.
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