CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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La Maggiolata: End of May
An unusual culinary festival occurring in private gardens throughout the old town center. La Maggiolata is a progressive dinner set in the little gardens and hidden cloisters of Assisi, offering abundant food, wine and entertainment. Each course of this long supper is served in a different garden and it is accompanied at each location by different musicians and singers.
Calendimaggio: First Thursday, Friday and Saturday in May
A wonderful medieval celebration of spring, consisting of a contest of songs, games and plays between the Parte de Sotto and the Parte de Sopra neighborhoods, the upper and the lower parts of the town. On the last evening the Madonna Primavera, the most beautiful "Lady Spring", is elected. A jury decides which of the two contestants of the Parti has best interpreted the celebrations of the return of spring. Food stalls sell delicious porchetta (roast pork flavored with wild fennel) and wine. Tickets to the games and songs cost approximately 40 Euro per day.
Corpus Domini: End of June
The streets of many villages all over the area are carpeted with flower petals creating kaleidoscopic images which depict portraits of saints, sacred scenes, flowers and animals. The Corpus Christi procession eventually walks over these short-living works of art.
Palio of San Rufino: Last Saturday and Sunday of August
A Renaissance-style crossbow competition among the Balestrieri (crossbowman) of Assisi.
Cavalcata di Satriano: First Saturday and Sunday of
September
A re-enacting of the last journey of Saint Francis from
Nocera Umbra to Assisi when he was escorted by knights of the city of
Assisi. The Saint had become very ill and rested at the hamlet of Satriano
on the North side of the Subasio mountain.
Feast of Saint Francis: October 4
A major pilgrimage day that draws visitors from all over Italy. Each year, one of the 20 Italian regions is responsible to renew the oil of the lamp that burns perpetually in the Tomb of Saint Francis. Later in the day you can attend shows of dances and popular songs of the chosen region. All bakeries sell mostaccioli, biscuits made with almonds, honey and grape most, and pancaciato, a small bread made with cheese, raisins and most.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception: December 7 and 8
In the evening of December 7, the vigil of the feast, villagers gather around a huge bonfire ("il focaraccio") which is lit both at the Rocca Maggiore (Assisi's fortress) and in front of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. Children are given gifts of basic clothing items as a wish of good health during the winter.
Information on events at Assisi retreived from: www.slowtrav.com/italy/umbria/lm_assisi.htm
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