Bonfire of Saint Anastasius

The 2025 edition of the Bonfire of Saint Anastasius confirmed the strength of this Alto Molise tradition. The young people of Acquaviva d'Isernia collected juniper branches in the countryside and piled them at the foot of the church, creating the large evening bonfire on January 21st. On the patron saint's day, the 22nd, the wake-up call with the band, the solemn Holy Mass, and the procession took place, in the spirit of a devotion that intertwines faith and ancient peasant roots.

Traditional program: collection of juniper and lighting of the bonfire on the evening of January 21st; musical wake-up call, solemn Mass, procession, and fireworks on January 22nd, Saint Anastasius the Martyr's day.