In the But valley, an ancient rite of subservience is perpetuated that seals the diversity and unity of the thirty-two churches that are part of it.
On Ascension Day, each church invites its processional cross adorned with multi-coloured ribbons to pay homage to the cross of the Mother Church, St Peter's, in a splendid setting of peace and silence.
Afterwards, the crosses are spread out in a circle on the ‘meadow of bonds’ for the blessing.
A reminder of a distant past that saw Zuglio (Ud), the ancient Julium Carnicum, the centre for the spread of Christianity in Carnia.
It is an opportunity to get to know one of the most important historical-archaeological centres in the region.
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