La Mascra – Castiglione Messer Marino Carnival
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Edition 2025 — La Mascra
La Mascra 2025 in Castiglione Messer Marino
On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the last Sunday of Carnival, the village of Castiglione Messer Marino (Chieti) renewed the ritual of La Mascra, the historic carnival mask procession. "lu Pulgenella", a local variation of Pulcinella, paraded through the streets of the old town wearing conical headdresses up to a meter high, belts of cowbells, and "scrujazze". The procession, composed of local men also dressed as women, enlivened the day with circular dances and burlesque scenes, in an atmosphere that confirms every year the archaic nature of this Apennine tradition, a candidate for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Where does it take place — La Mascra
Centro storico di Castiglione Messer Marino
La Mascra in brief
History of La Mascra
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