Every September 3rd for centuries in Viterbo a new macchina is invented to carry the image of the city's patron St Rose on her slow progress around the city. Fibreglass and aluminium have replaced wood and paper, but each year the macchina grows a few centimeters.
Now I wonder if we could have the old ones in Brighton, I know Mary Magdalen would like one, and it might bring a few Portugese, Spaniards and Maltese back to Mass.
