Few cities harbour such effervescent religious passions in their hearts as Naples does. The Madonna del Carmine is a highly cherished figure in the Neapolitan pantheon and her celebration is one of the most spectacular the city has to offer. It all starts the night before the saint's day itself, with the Incendio del Campanile, which literally means "the burning of the church tower". Fireworks light up the sky with flames and explosions, while the design of the show makes it look as though the belltower itself, the highest point of the city, is ablaze with flames, a lone burning structure towering in the middle of a pyrotechnic celestial inferno. A spectacular and memorable sight. On the day of the Madonna itself, a Holy Mass is celebrated every hour of the day from seven o'clock in the morning until seven o'clock at night, to make sure that the devout and the pilgrims get to partake in the blessing of the powerful saint.
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