Traditions

Blood, sweat and glory: it’s the Gypsy Run in Pacentro

It is run next Sept. 7, as always on the first Sunday of this month that opens the gates of autumn, but it is a tradition that has its roots in Roman times and over the centuries has evolved by …

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Perdonanza Celestiniana: the A24 highway a bridge between two Jubilees

The A24 highway is transformed this year into an evocative route that ideally unites two historical and spiritual events of extraordinary importance: the Universal Jubilee of the Catholic Church in Rome and the Perdonanza Celestiniana in L’Aquila. The latter, called …

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St. John’s Day: magical night of witches and faith between Rome and Abruzzo

Popular belief has it that during the night of June 23-24, the night of St. John the Baptist, witches gather in Rome in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, all there to invoke the names of Salome and …

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Goriano Sicoli and the Feast for Saint Gemma

Goriano Sicoli is a small municipality of about 500 inhabitants placed within the Sirente-Velino Regional Park overlooking the Subequana Valley: surrounded by woods and valleys, it borders the municipalities of Castel di Ieri, Cocullo, Prezza and Raiano. The medieval village …

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Feast of St. Dominic and Serpari procession in Cocullo

  Great anticipation in Cocullo on May 1, 2024, for The Rite of the Serpari in honor of St. Dominic the Abbot. Fascination and religion come together in this rite of very ancient origins that combines faith and curiosity: during …

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