Category: Interesting Festivals & Events in Italy

Italy’s cultural events and festivals celebrate saint’s feast days, film festivals, seasonal foods, dramatic opera, ballet and the recently instituted Notte Bianca, a city-wide celebration that’s a great excuse to stay up all night. The evocative settings for many events are outstanding, like the Verona opera festival in a Roman amphitheatre or the Taormina film festival below the Mt Etna volcano in Sicily. Religious festivals include lavish processions and fireworks while food festivals in Italy celebrate everything from Artichokes to Zabaglione.

Easter Processions in Italy – A Running Madonna in Sulmona and a Kissing Madonna in Modica at Easter Celebrations in Abruzzo and Sicily

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The Madonna in Italy may not sing and dance, but on Easter Sunday she runs across the piazza in Sulmona, while in the town of Modica, the Easter Madonna is known for her kisses. Follow these fascinating Easter celebrations in Italy, during processions in Abruzzo and Sicily.

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