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22nd
November - MUSIC
CONCERT OF SANTA
CECILIA:
In occasion of the
feast of Santa Cecilia,
patron saint of
musicians, in the
church of the Holy
Suffrage, often used as
an auditorium, there is
a musical concert held
by the city band of
Offida.
5TH January - LA
FARFALLA D'ORO (THE
GOLDEN
BUTTERFLY):
It is a singing
competition for young
children first
organized in 1991 by
"Gruppocinque". The
final evening ends on
the 5th January.
6th January - THE
OLD WOMEN IN THE
SQUARE:
On Epiphany Eve in
Piazza del Popolo there
is a party for children
in which the kind old
lady brings sweets and
various gifts for the
children.
CARNIVAL:
Thursday before lent:
children' carnival
party
Friday before lent: lu
Bov Fint
Saturday: dance
Sunday: masked
Ball
Monday: party and the
Congregations enter in
the theatre
Shrove Tuesday: li
Vlurd
Mid Lent - LA NOTTE
DELLE "
M'RETT":
It i san evening
highlighted with music
and cabaret, organized
by the local tourist
office. It is a prize
giving ceremony for the
masquerade groups which
participated during the
carnival. The name
given to this function
is taken from the
traditional mask which
covers the eyes.
Good Friday - THE
PROCESSION OF DEAD
CHRIST:
It is held on the
evening of Good Friday,
it is a tradition of
the ancient medieval
confraternities. It is
so called because the
coffin with the Dead
Christ is carried in
procession along the
streets of the
historical town, which
during the entire year
it is kept inside the
Church of Our Lady of
Sorrows.
3rd May - FEAST OF THE
HOLY
CROSS:
It is celebrated on
the 3rd May in
remembrance of the
Eucharistic Miracle
happened in Lanciano
(Abruzzo region) in
1273 and which the
reliquary is keep and
placed at the end of
the apse in the church
of
St.Agostino.
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