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Assisi
- Calendimaggio. This takes place for three
days in the second week in May. The origin of today’s
festival dates back to 1927 when singers from the various
churches in the city came together to sing songs based
on ancient melodies. The city divides into the Upper and
Lower parts which compete for the prize of a banner. Success
depends on the quality of the singers, the costumes, and
the success in depicting scenes from the Middle Ages.
More informations: www.calendimaggiodiassisi.it
Gubbio - Corsa dei Ceri.
This takes place on the 15th May. Possibly dating back
to pagan times, it happens on the anniversary of the death
of the patron saint of Gubbio, Sant Ubaldo. The ceri are
three enormous wooden pillars, each weighing some four
hundred kilos, each one carrying on the top the statue
of a saint – Ubaldo, Giorgio, and Antonio. These
are carried by three teams from the lower town up the
hill to the church of Sant Ubaldo, on the top of Monte
Ingino.
More informations:www.ceri.it
Spello- L'Inforata.
On the day of Corpus Domini the main streets in Spello
are covered in wonderful floral displays. The designs
depict various religious scenes, sometimes invented, sometimes
copied from famous paintings. The ceremony is linked to
the ancient custom of throwing flowers in honour of the
statues in religious processions.
More informations:www.comune.spello.pg.it/menuinfiorata.htm
Foligno - Giostra della Quintana.
Takes place in the months of June and September.
The festival has its origins in an ancient equestrian
competition of the 17th Century, in which riders competed
to display their loyalty to the Prince or his Lady. In
today’s ceremony, ten riders, each representing
one district in the town, compete with each other to insert
the point of a lance in various rings. The festival is
proceeded by a procession in traditional dress.
More informations:www.quintana.it
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| Summer |
Bevagna
- Mercato delle Gaite. Takes place in the second
week in June, and derives its origin from the ancient
political division of the town into four ‘gaite’
or areas. The most important moment of the event is the
recreation of the mediaeval market in the last few days
of the festival.
More informations:www.comune.bevagna.pg.it
Spoleto - Festival dei Due Mondi. Takes place
each year in the first two weeks of July. It was initiated
in 1958 by Giancarlo Menotti. The festival is a very important
international cultural event. Essentially it is a very
high quality musical event, including ballet, opera, chamber
concerts, orchestral performances, prose and poetry readings,
but there are also exhibitions, drama, and film.
More informations:
www.spoletofestival.it
Perugia - Umbria Jazz.
Takes place each year in early July, in Perugina. Started
in 1973, it is now one of the most important jazz festivals
in Europe, and attracts artists from all over the world.
More informations:www.umbriajazz.com
Città di Castello - Festival
delle Nazioni. Takes place every year in late
August and early September. Dating from 1968, its object
is to promote the music and culture of the Upper Tiber
Valley. Every year one country is invited to display its
own cultural traditions through musical events, including
opera and drama.
More informations:
www.festivalnazioni.com
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| Autumn |
Perugia
- Eurochocolate. In October. Perugia seems
transformed into a gigantic pasticceria, with displays,
tastings, exhibitions, all devoted to chocolate. Other
local towns and villages become involved, and the best
of Italian ‘dolci’ are on display.
More informations:
www.eurochocolate.perugia.it
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| Winter |
Orvieto
- Umbria Jazz Winter. Takes place in December.
Since 1993, Orvieto has hosted the winter equivalent of
the jazz festival. Concerts take place in some of the
most beautiful mediaeval buildings in the city.
More informations:www.umbriajazz.com
Umbria- Natale in Umbria.
At Christmas there are concerts of sacred and choral music
in many of the towns and villages in the area. Cribs are
in all the churches, and there are also enactments of
the nativity. At Gubbio, in lights picked out on the hillside,
is ‘the Biggest Christmas Tree in the World.’
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