Flower Carpet Festival of the Corpus Domini of Ferrandina

A path of petals

When the Corpus Domini occurs, the historic center of Ferrandina is dressed in color: its streets become a large carpet of flowers, composed petal by petal to welcome the passage of the Blessed Sacrament in procession. The Infiorata is a tradition of devotion and popular art that in Ferrandina, as in many southern villages, intertwines faith and beauty.

Devotion and popular art

The origin of the flower carpet tradition dates back to the 17th century, as a manifestation of devotion that over time has become a true form of collective art. The floral carpets are not created to "decorate" the path, but to prepare a space that will be crossed: the sacred passes over something that has been offered, built, and cared for. This is the deepest meaning of the gesture, which is renewed every year in Ferrandina.

The community's work

Behind these ephemeral masterpieces is the work of an entire community: the collection of flowers, the sorting of petals, and the creation of designs, often with sacred themes. It is a choral work that involves volunteers of all ages, in an activity that strengthens the bonds of the town and passes down ancient knowledge. The flowers, chosen for their splendor rather than their durability, live their moment of maximum color precisely on the day of the feast.

An event in the historic center

The Infiorata del Corpus Domini is one of the most evocative moments of the Ferrandina spring, capable of transforming the alleys of the historic center into an open-air art gallery, destined to last only for the duration of the procession. An invitation to discover the Matera village in one of its most authentic expressions of faith and creativity.