The feast of Maria SS.Immacolata dates back many years, also linked to an event that occurred in the eighteenth century, precisely in December 1781, when the friars of the convent of San Francesco d’Assisi commissioned the sculptor Antonino Barcelona, for the eve of the feast, a statue of Maria Immacolata. The delivery of the statue was delayed and the inhabitants of Ciminna, tired of waiting and driven by devotion, decided to set off along the road that leads to Palermo, with the hope of encouraging along the way those who had the task of bring the statue to town. The meeting took place in the Baucina. Once the statue had been loaded, inhabitants of Ciminna returned to the town. It was December 8, 1781 when they arrived at San Francesco d’Assisi Church where they were welcomed by the celebrating inhabitants. In memory of that event, every year, on the Sunday morning following the feast of Maria Immacolata, at 4 in the morning in Ciminna there is a celebration of Marunnuzza ru Triunfu, a statue of small stature carried in procession on a small fercolo accompanied by the marching band with chants and popular music. For the proclamation of Maria Immacolata in 1855 a great celebration was held in Ciminna. The celebration lasted five days with parade and music in the church, band and lighting in all the streets. But what made that celebration unforgettable was the figurative procession. Once upon a time, farmers donated first fruits to Maria Immacolata, those first fruits produced out of season
