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Thanksgiving Festival (Pila ai Piani)
In Pila ai Piani, a rural district of Frigento, the Thanksgiving Festival marks the end of summer with the oldest gesture of the Irpinian fa...
The Awakening of the Village and the Orsini Procession
On the summer solstice, the historic center of Pago del Vallo di Lauro travels back to the 13th century. The Awakening of the Village and th...
The Befana's Descent from the Civic Bell Tower
Every January 6th in Villamaina, Epiphany is celebrated by looking up: the Befana appears at the top of the Civic Bell Tower and descends by...
The Bonfires of Saint Anthony
Every year on the evening of January 17th, Vallata lights its "fauni": the bonfires of Saint Anthony the Abbot that illuminate the streets o...
The Capture of Martino the Bear
Every February 2nd, on Candlemas, Chiusano di San Domenico renews one of Irpinia's most iconic traditions: The Capture of the Bear. Twelve h...
The Flowered Village
From April to September, the historic center of Zungoli transforms into a sprawling garden: alleys, balconies, small squares, and flowerbeds...
The Furrow of Saint Michael (Tracing of the Straight Furrow)
At dawn on September 29th, the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel, the countryside of Sturno comes alive for one of the most evocative...
The Giglio of San Rocco (Raising and Pulling of the Wheat Giglio)
Every August, Flumeri, a small town in the Irpinia region of the Avellino province, raises a thirty-meter-tall obelisk of straw and wheat ea...
The Hazelnut and the Oven Streets
Every late September, the historic center of Marzano di Nola comes alive with The Hazelnut and the Oven Streets, a festival celebrating the...
The Magic and Flavors of Christmas
For two days in December, the historic center of Morra De Sanctis, in Alta Irpinia, lights up to become a grand Christmas village. Markets,...
The Magic of Christmas
In San Mango sul Calore, an Irpinian village overlooking the Calore valley, "The Magic of Christmas" is the festive calendar that accompanie...
The Night of the Bonfires
The Night of the Bonfires is the great winter festival of Nusco, a village in the Alta Irpinia region of the province of Avellino. Every thi...
The Night of the Tarantellas
The Night of the Tarantellas brings an evening entirely dedicated to the folk music and dance of Southern Italy to Pietrastornina, a village...
The Passion of Christ
Every Palm Sunday, the center of Baiano, in the province of Avellino, transforms into an ancient Jerusalem. The Passion of Christ, organized...
The Passion of Gesualdo — Re-enactment of the Passion of Christ
Every Good Friday, the village of Gesualdo, in the province of Avellino, turns into a grand open-air stage. The Passion of Gesualdo is more...
The Path of the White-Robed (Good Friday)
Every Good Friday, from the earliest hours of the morning, the Biancovestiti of Pago del Vallo di Lauro emerge in white tunics and crowns of...
The Pumpkin Village
Every October, the Laceno Plateau—a mountain hamlet in the municipality of Bagnoli Irpino—turns orange for The Pumpkin Village. Held at the...
The Romantic Night in Gesualdo
On the night of the summer solstice, Gesualdo joins the 'Romantic Night in the Most Beautiful Villages of Italy': the historic center of the...