Anyone who comes to Colle on the second Sunday of September can participate in the Feast of the Holy Nail. On this occasion the community of faithful assembles to take part in the solemn celebration, during which the relic is displayed and carried in procession from the cathedral through the streets of Colle di Val d’Elsa, through the castle area as far as the Bastion, where a solemn blessing is invoked on the city. Finally, long lines of the faithful move towards the grille in front of the altar of the Holy Nail, waiting to be able to kiss this object, apparently a mere instrument of death and suffering, but which enabled Christ to die on the cross, overcome death, and grant mankind eternal life. The Knights of the Holy Sepulcher also take part in the festivities, since, as defenders of the Holy Land, they feel a special attachment to this relic. Another occasion when the Holy Nail is taken out is Good Friday. After the Way of the Cross through the city streets, the population gathers in the Co-cathedral where, from the door, the archpriest blesses the city by turning the relic towards the four points of the compass and then holds it out for the faithful to kiss. These are today the main times when the relic can be seen and honored, but in the past the people of Colle turned to it also in their moments of greatest difficulty, invoking protection and help during battles and . . .