There is a time of year when the streets of Pacentro become the stage for a story that continues to unfold, firmly rooted in tradition. It is the weekend of the Corsa degli Zingari, the annual event that draws visitors, …
For over seven centuries, at the end of August, L’Aquila has been renewing one of the most defining traditions in its history: the Perdonanza Celestiniana, the celebration commemorating the Bull of Pardon granted in 1294 by Pope Celestine V. An …
L’Aquila: The Season of Forgiveness That Unites Abruzzo and History Read More »
There is a moment, among the silent valleys of inland Abruzzo, when memory becomes a living presence. It happens in Goriano Sicoli, among the ancient stones of the Subequana Valley, where every May an entire community gathers around the figure …
Saint Gemma: in the Subequan Valley, a rite that has been renewed for six hundred years Read More »
In Abruzzo, Feb. 3 remains a deeply felt holiday in which religious devotion and culinary traditions are intertwined. The figure of St. Blaise, a 4th-century physician and bishop of Sebaste, is especially linked to the miracle of the healing of …
St. Blaise, protector of the throat, returns to Abruzzo Read More »
When the cold of January grips the Apennine landscapes in a vice and the mountains smell of wood, the nights of Abruzzo and Latium light up with fires, songs and blessings. It is the time of St. Anthony Abbot, the …
Rites of St. Anthony the Abbot light up central Italy Read More »