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Thousands of mountain fires are lit in South Tyrol.
The custom harks back to 1796 as Napoleonic troops drew ever closer to Tyrol from the south. To ask for divine assistance in the face of the imminent threat of war, the Tyrolean parliament resolved to entrust the region to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When the Tyrolean troops led by Andreas Hofer were eventually victorious in the battle against the French and Bavarians, Sacred Heart Sunday became an important holiday.
