Opi: Fiaccolata, Polentata e Vin Brule’
The small community of Opi dress up in traditional clothes at dusk and with hand-held flickering torches feast and light up the night the day after Epiphany.
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Opi Via S. Giovanni, Opi, AQ
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Collelongo: ???? ????????????????̀???????? ????????????????❜????????????????????????????????????????
Collelongo Piazza della Chiesa, Collelongo, L'Aquila, ItalyCollelongo: ???? ????????????????̀???????? ????????????????❜???????????????????????????????????????? is the town's fire rite celebration to welcome the arrival of Immaculate Conception Day on the 8th December with the burning of a 'blessed' bonfire as a vigil on the 7th December.
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Francavilla al Mare – Focaracci
Francavilla P.zza SS Angeli Custodi Francavilla al Mare, Francavilla al Mare, Chieti, ItalyFrancavilla al Mare celebrates the 7th of December with the tradition of Focaracci as a vigil for Immaculate Conception Day.
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Ndocciata di Agnone
Agnone Corso di Agnone, Agnone, Molise, ItalyNdocciata di Agnone is an event that takes place twice in December, consisting of a parade of huge torches (handcrafted silver fir trunks filled with broom), along the course of the city that is lined with locals to create a river of fire!
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