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Folklore - Celebrating St Crispolto in Bettona
Bettona (Pg). Bettona will be celebrating its patron saint, Crispolto, with torchlit processions and a feast of local delicacies on May 11th and 12th.
Info: 075.812534. ... [more]

Folklore - Processions to the Madonna della Stella Hermitage
Poggiodomo (Pg). Pilgrimages to the Madonna della Stella hermitage will begin on May 11th and continue until the first Sunday in June.

In 1833 two shepherds seeking shelter in this area discovered a 15th century fresco of the Madonna that was among the hidden ruins of an ancient church. The local inhabitants all decided to contribute towards the reconstruction of a church on the spot.
Info: 0743.71147. ... [more]

Folklore - Festa della Palombella in Orvieto
Orvieto (Tr). The Festa della Palombella, which symbolises the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, dates back to 1404. This year's edition will be on May 11th in Piazza Duomo with, as always, fireworks and the white dove descending from the Church of San Francesco towards the Duomo.
Info: Opera del Duomo, tel. 0763.342477 – fax 0763.340336. ... [more]

Folklore - Celebrating the Statutes of Fossato [FIRST DAY]
Fossato di Vico (Pg). Fossato will be returning to its glorious Middle Ages with the 13th edition of the Statuti Fossatani festival, which celebrates its Medeival Statutes - among the oldest in Umbria - from May 9th to 11th at the castle.
Info: Associazione Medioevo Fossatano, e-mail: medioevo.fossatano@yahoo.it - Mirco cell. +39 329.0038877 – Marco cell. +39 340.4092405. ... [more]

Folklore - Celebrating St Pancras in Castel Giorgio
Castel Giorgio (Tr). Castel Giorgio will be celebrating its patron saint, Pancras, on May 11th and 12th with a series of living tableaux depicting scenes from the life of the martyr followed by a processsion.
Info: Comune di Castel Giorgio, tel. +39 0763.627093 – Chiesa Parrocchiale, tel. +39 0763.627148. ... [more]

Folklore - Festa dei Ceri in Gubbio
Gubbio (PG) Gubbio will be thronging for its Corsa dei Ceri Medieval pageant and race on May 15th, one of the oldest festivals of this kind in Umbria, that dates back to 1160.

The Ceri are three large and extremely heavy wooden poles that depict St Ubaldo, St George and St Anthony. The poles are carried along the winding Medieval streets of Gubbio by men from the town's three districts, who compete to see which team can arrive first and win the coveted Palio.

Info: +39 075.9220693. ... [more]

Folklore - Celebrating St Ubaldo in Gubbio
Gubbio (PG). The annual celebrations in Gubbio for its patron saint, St Ubaldo, will take place on May 16th with Mass at 11.15am in the Cathedral followed in the afternoon by a concert at 6pm. Free admission.

Info: +39 075.9220693. ... [more]

Folklore - The Palio dell’Oca in Orvieto
Orvieto (Tr) Originally the aim of the Palio dell’Oca joust was for the knight to charge two dead geese and try to skewer them on his lance. Today's edition, during which the various district of Orvieto vye for the coveted Palio, is played with a piece of white cloth instead of geese and will take place on May 17th in Piazza del Popolo, starting at 9pm.
Info: Comitato Palio dell’Oca, tel. 0763.306401. ... [more]

Folklore - Pilgrimage to the Madonna del Fosco Sanctuary
Giano dell’Umbria (Pg). The annual pilgrimage to the Madonna del Fosco sanctuary will take place on May 11th and 18th, for the parishes of Giano dell’Umbria and Montecchio respectively.
Info: 0743.238920. ... [more]

Folklore - Celebrating St Isidore in Allerona
Allerona (Tr). Allerona will be celebrating its patron saint, Isidore – who is also the patron saint of farmers – on May 17th and 18th in the Sala dell’Acqua, with a religious function followed by a procession in period costume with the so-called “Pugnaloni”, allegorical floats depicting scenes from rural life.
Info: Comune di Allerona, tel. +39 0763.628312. ... [more]

Folklore - Festa dei Ceri Mezzani in Gubbio
Gubbio (Pg). On May 18th there will be the Festa dei Ceri Mezzani, an edition of the major Festa dei Ceri revised to include adolescents. Info: +39 075.9220693. ... [more]

Folklore - The Assisi Infiorata
Assisi (Pg). Assisi will be celebrating the Feast of the Corpus Domini on May 22nd at 10am opposite the Basilica of S. M. degli Angeli, with magnificent decorations in flower petals depicting religious scenes arranged on the pavement.
Info: 075.812534, fax 075.813727. ... [more]

Folklore - Procession from San Rufino to St Francis’
Assisi (Pg) On the eve of the Feast of the Corpus Domini, May 22nd, a procession will leave the Cathedral of San Rufino bound for the Basilica of St Francis’.
Info: 075.812534, fax 075.813727. ... [more]

Folklore - Celebrating St Rita in Spoleto
Spoleto (Pg). On the feast day of St Rita, May 22nd, Spoleto holds its traditional celebrations to honour the saint in the Church of Santa Rita, with special Masses held throughout the day, a torchlit procession and an open air Mass in Piazza Donatori del Sangue, at Tre Madonne (better known as Le Casette).
Info:
S.T.A. di Spoleto tel. 0743. 218620-21, fax 0743. 218641. ... [more]

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