To 18/5/2012
Spello (PG) -
On May 18th Spello will be commemorating the feast day of its patron saint, St Felix, with the traditional procession bearing the reliquary containing the remains of the saint from the Church of San Lorenzo.
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To 20/5/2012
Valfabbrica (PG) -
From May 18th to 20th Casacastalda will be holding its traditional Cantamaggio event, consisting in a review of those popular Umbrian melodies sung by peasants as a hymn to the arrival of spring and to bring luck for a fruitful harvest.
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To 20/5/2012
Assisi (PG) -
In Assisi the Feast of the Ascension, which this year falls on May 20th, is traditionally celebrated by a gathering of the townsfolk on Monte Subasio for a picnic lunch and a day in the fresh, spring air. The inhabitants of Spello also have the same tradition, although they flock to the La Spella hermitage while the Assisans meet at the Stazzi.
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To 20/5/2012
Alviano
(TR) -
On May 20th Alviano will be holding its traditional celebrations to honour the feast day of St Isidore, the patron saint of farmers, with Holy Mass and a solemn procession through the city streets.
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To 20/5/2012
Montecchio (TR) -
On May 19th and 20th Montecchio will be celebrating its patron saint, St Bernardino, with a walk through the olive groves in the hills around the city and a tasting of typical local produce. Departure will be at 9.30am.
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To 20/5/2012
Ficulle (TR) -
On May 20th at 11am Ficulle will be commemorating the Feast of the Ascension with the traditional procession over elaborate patterns made out of flower petals, known as the Infiorata.
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To 20/5/2012
Spello (PG) -
On May 20th the inhabitants of Spello will be making their traditional Ascension Day picnic lunch excursion up Monte Subasio, to the Spella hermitage. Pasta for everyone, music and games. Holy Mass in the morning.
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To 22/5/2012
Cascia (PG) -
On May 21st and 22nd Cascia will be commemorating the feast day of St Rita, who was born here and thanks to whom the city ranks as one of the world's most important pilgrimage destinations. Over the centuries the programme of the celebrations has evolved into a spiritually enriching succession of purely celebratory appointments interperced with time for reflection and prayer.
Besides the many religious functions normally scheduled to honour the saint, there will be the arrival of the ...
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To 22/5/2012
Preci (PG) -
On May 22nd Preci will be commemorating the feast day of St Rita - the patron saint of impossible causes.
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To 23/5/2012
Preci (PG) -
On May 23rd the magnificent Abbey of Sant'Eutizio - once a major financial and political influence in the entire area - will be hosting the traditional procession dedicated to its founder, St Eutitius, a Syrian monk who somehow found his way to Umbria and founded the abbey in the 5th century AD. Rrefreshments will follow.
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