{"id":7663,"date":"2021-08-20T00:04:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T22:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/the-shape-of-the-gigli-of-nola\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:28:20","slug":"the-shape-of-the-gigli-of-nola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/themes\/festivals\/patronal-feasts-in-campania\/the-feast-of-san-paolino-and-the-gigli-di-nola-naples\/the-shape-of-the-gigli-of-nola\/","title":{"rendered":"The shape of the Gigli of Nola"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The shape of the Gigli of Nola <\/h1>\n<div class=\"testo\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The <em>Gigli<\/em> of Nola are pyramid-shaped votive &#8220;machines&#8221; made ??primarily of wood and papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9. The central pole of the obelisks (the <em>borda<\/em>) is 25 metres high and is inserted in a base which more than two and a half metres wide. The skeleton weighs about 20 quintals. Once the traditional lining with papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 takes place, however, the volume of the <em>Giglio<\/em> doubles. It is an art handed down from generation to generation by the artisans of Nola. The figure of Saint Paulinus is placed in the center, while a statue or, alternatively, a cross or the effigy of Saint Felix (the other patron saint of Nola) are brought to the summit of the <em>Giglio<\/em>. Only one side of the obelisk is decorated with painted bas-reliefs (not necessarily with religious themes), while others are intended for flags, symbols of craftsmen and advertisements. The dressing of the <em>Gigli<\/em> takes place on the eve of the Feast of San Paolino. The &#8220;machines&#8221; are prepared in the quarters and used for the transportation by the insertion of the obelisks on the basis of several wooden bars (the <em>varre<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"\/en\/themes\/festivals\/patronal-feasts-in-campania\/the-feast-of-san-paolino-and-the-gigli-di-nola-naples\/\" title=\"The Feast of San Paolino and the Gigli di Nola (Naples)\">&lt;&lt;&lt;&#8212;back to The Feast of San Paolino and the <em>Gigli di Nola<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shape of the Gigli of Nola The Gigli of Nola are pyramid-shaped votive &#8220;machines&#8221; made ??primarily of wood and papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9. The central pole of the obelisks (the borda) is 25 metres high and is inserted in a base which more than two and a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7398,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7663"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11587,"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7663\/revisions\/11587"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalhistory.unite.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}