The Race of the Candles of Gubbio in Umbria
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Run, try not to tilt too much or fall and keep the same pace as the others - these are the key points of one of the oldest Italian folkloristic events. It's known as the Race of the Candles of Gubbio, a medieval town in the heat of Italy's greenest region, Umbria. Some believe that it has pagan festival origins, but the best-documented theories speak of an act of devotion in honor of the patron of Gubbio, Bishop Ubaldo Baldassini, since 1160, the year of his death. On May 15 of each year, a great torchlight procession of candle sticks, the "Luminaria" (Illuminations) travel through the streets of the city to Mount Ingino, the site of the tomb of Saint Ubaldo in the Basilicata named after him.
On 03.05.10
The Sanch Procession
On the border between France and Spain, on the streets of what was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca, Perpignan, in the Eastern Pyrenees region, each year during the "Semana Santa," the Holy Week of Christ's Passion, which closes with Easter, a true human "monument" of Catalan popular faith occurs. It's the Procession of Sanch, a very suggestive, old ritual, dating back about five centuries, which takes place every Good Friday.
On 01.04.10
The Transhumance of Languedoc
The region of Languedoc, in the south of France, is maybe one the least known areas in the whole country and, at the same time, is one of the most varied when it comes to wine and food offerings. In fact, its climate is pacified by its particular geographic position, directly overlooking the Mediterranean, making it an ideal place for the production of wine and more.
In particular, the mountains in the interior part of the region, called Lozère, are surprising in culinary terms because of its popular traditions, especially during these times. In fact, it's in the spring that the region is consumed by one of the most important and oldest traditions of life of the highlands: the transhumance of the flocks-a huge shift from one pasture to another of thousands of specimens that come up from the plains to the mountains, then making the same journey back starting in October.
On 22.03.10
The Magic Fires of Romagna
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Burn the dry branches and greet the arrival of spring—and this, in a few words, is the true meaning of one of the oldest traditions in Romagna, where still today, for more than 2,000 years, the last three days of February and the first three days of March is the event of the magic fires, better known as "Lòm a Merz" (the lights of March). These true proprietary rites of the peasants from long ago, as well as those from the present-day, invoke a favorable year for the harvesting of the fields and banish the cold and the harshness of winter. According to the peasantry tradition, carried out in these lands until the 1930s, loosing its celebratory characteristics after the war, the aim was to encourage the arrival of the beautiful season, while burning the remaining trimmings to ward off bad luck. During this occasion, people would gather together in farmyards, singing songs and dancing around the "fugarèn" (fire), eating, drinking and, most importantly, having fun.
On 10.03.10
The Carnival of Sauris: Antique ...
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Special characters and old rituals characterize a tradition of the Alta Carnia valley. It is the Carnival of Sauris, a small Friulian community of about 400 souls, which each year relives the magic of this festival, during which everything is transformed into a whirlwind of dancing and parades that animate this charming little village in the heart of the Alps.
On 10.02.10
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