Expecting A Miracle - The Miracle of Dommatina

The Miracle of Dommatina

An annual celebration in the village commemorates the fictional "Miracle of Dommatina." The miracle is part of the legend of a saint named San Judeo who arrived in Dommatina many years ago. When the villagers at the time saw the transient, they rejected him—all except one young crippled boy. As a thanks for the boy's kindness, San Judeo turned the little boy into a dove. The boy (as a dove) flew around the town square three times, and when he landed he could walk. Every year at the festival the townspeople reenact the miracle by allowing one boy in the village to 'fly,' by way of a poorly-constructed rope and pulley system.