La milizia era un corpo armato a difesa del territorio ossolano. Nasce agli inizi del '600 durante questo periodo il governo spagnolo , in guerra con il Duke of Savoy had set up these military units known as "the Militia of the land."
The function of the militia lasted a few years.
In 1622, the inauguration of the shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, the militia had become the guard of honor of the Madonna, though, for this did not have to change his clothes and traditions: there was always a company of armed men, with lots of uniforms, muskets and halberds.
With this new feature, the Militia was able to survive the surrender of the English and Austrian domination, even when the lands Ossola they joined, in 1748, the Savoy state.
Only the advent of the Napoleonic period door, even for a short time, a breath of fresh air in this small army uniforms English are replaced with more colorful uniforms imperial.
The restoration of the Piedmontese model also comes in this small community, clothing and weapons that become severe Regiment "Piemonte Reale."
Militia Bannio currently consists of 60 men under the command of a colonel and eight officers, every year the rituals of an ancient tradition.
During July is the colonel that the officers are selected at random, while for August 5 is provided the guard of honor, complete with bursts of guns loaded with blanks, the feast of the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows. [Source: The contents of the text are from wikipedia]
Paths read Links:
- The City of Bannio Anzino on Wikipedia.
