Spugna
A spugna is an instrument of penance used by some Christians who practice mortification of the flesh.[1] With the word "spugna" literally meaning "sponge", a spugna is made from a circular piece of cork that contains metal studs, metal spikes, or needles.[1] Christians, especially those who are enrolled in a confraternity of penitents, strike the spugna against their chests to repent of sins and to share in the Passion of Christ.[2] Spugna are used in the privacy of one's dwelling, as well as in public Christian processions.[3] When in public, beaters (battenti) cover their faces with capiroti (singular capirote) in order not to draw attention to themselves as they repent, but to God; these include men, women and children.[4] As those using the spugna sometimes bleed, white wine is poured on top of the spugna to cleanse it and protect the wound from infection.[5]
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A Christian procession with penitents mortifying the flesh with spugnas in the Italian city of Guardia Sanframondi
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A spugna with seven metal studs, symbolizing the seven deadly sins and the seven capital virtues
See also
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