Bucchianico: Festa dei Bandereisi
The Festa dei Banderesi, is an unmissable historic and colourful festa and re-anactment held annually in May in the Abruzzo town of Bucchianico (CH).
The Festa dei Banderesi, is an unmissable historic and colourful festa and re-anactment held annually in May in the Abruzzo town of Bucchianico (CH).

Walk around the streets of many of Abruzzo's towns and villages 60 days after Easter and you'll experience the vibrant celebration of l'Infiorata del Corpus Domini. This enchanting event, held annually on the occasion of Corpus Christi, showcases an extraordinary display of floral artistry

An all night celebration held in Atri is the La Notte dei Faugni. This is an ancient, agricultural tradition, the "Fauni Ignis", the fires of Fauno, when its streets become "rivers of fire"

We invited the author behind 'Abruzzo in Festa', Omerita Ranalli to answer some questions on the history of community celebrations in Abruzzo posted by our readers on social media