Festa della Chinea en

Annual Italian festival that took place on the 29th and 30th of June, honoring Sts. Peter and Paul and as a tribute to the Pope. Two days of events, including fireworks, the ritual presentation of a fine white horse (chinea), and some 7000 gold ducats were made as tribute to the incumbent pope by the Kingdom of Naples (later Kingdom of the two Sicilies). Until the hiatus of 1734-1737 (occasioned by political events) the macchine de' fuochi d'artificio were largely allegorical or mythological in nature; after the break they continued thus until 1745 after which they became predominantly architectural.