Showing posts with label Abruzzo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abruzzo. Show all posts

Monday, May 6, 2013

Italy's Unusual May Festivals

Serpari festival, Cocullo, Abruzzo  (Pro loco Cocullo)
The snake charmer.
Courtesy: www.50yearsinitaly.blogspot.com

May is  the best time to visit central Italy especially if you are an anthropologist. Here there are many unusual festivals  that include the marriage of two trees,  a race  honoring a horse man and   a procession of snake charmers. 

The  period between Easter  and the month of May  abounds with festivals having  a fertility  significance such as  the Wedding of the Trees  held in...read more HERE.

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