Folklore
and popular traditions
in Cerreto:
Canto
della Pasquetta: on the 5th of January people go from house
to house expressing their best wishes and they do the same during the
Carnival period,
when money is collected to enable the organisation of public balls.
Venuta
bonfires: on December 9 big bonfires are lit in memory of
the day when the Santa Casa (Holy House) was moved from Palestine to Loreto,
in Italy.
La
trebbiatura (mowing): fair organised in July by the Pro Loco
(tourist office) of Cerreto di Spoleto
Live
crib: organised in December, during Christmas holidays, by the
Pro Loco of Cerreto di Spoleto.
MAIN
EVENTS and celebrations in CERRETO:
Sagra del Ciarlatano (Charlatans’ Fair) – Cerreto
di Spoleto – Around August 15. It is possible to taste local specialties
like the “fogliata”
Sagra del Fungo (Mushrooms’ Fair)– Borgo di Cerreto – organised
to foster local mushroom production; with mushroom-based preparations can be
tasted.
Weekly
market on Monday
Fiera della Befana (Epifany’s Fair)– January 2
Fieretta (Small Fair)– January 22
Fiera di S. Nicola (St. Nicholas Fair) – December 6
OTHER
EVENTS:
Canto della “Pasquetta”– municipality of
Cerreto – January
5
-
S.
Biagio – Fergino – First
Sunday of February
-
S.
Giuliana – Borgo Cerreto –Sunday after
February 16
-
Procession with the Dead Christ – Borgo Cerreto – Holy Friday
-
Madonna delle Grazie – Triponzo – Sunday before the Ascension
Day
-
Festa della Madonna – Bugiano – Ascension Day
-
Madonna dei Miracoli – Cerreto di Spoleto – Pentecost
-
Madonna di Costantinopoli – Collesoglio – Sunday of the Holy
Trinity
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SS Peter and Paul – Nortosce – June 29
-
Madonna del Verde – Rocchetta – First Sunday of July
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Madonna del Monte – Cerreto di Spoleto – Third Sunday of July
-
AVIS Day (Italian organisation of blood donors) – Cerreto di Spoleto – First
Sunday of August
-
S. Lorenzo – Borgo Cerreto – August 10
-
Festa a Monte Maggiore – Cerreto di Spoleto – First Sunday
of September
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Madonna della Porta – Ponte – Second Sunday of September
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Madonna Addolorata – Macchia – Fourth Sunday of September
-
“
Venuta” bonfires – municipality of Cerreto – December
9
