In January, Le Pasquarelle Warm Up Cascia

Festivals, Folklore, Italian 'Passione', Local people, Rural Life, Special Events, Traditions, Umbrian Hilltowns2 Comments

On the week-end after the feast of  the beloved St. Anthony Abbot (January 17th), the blessings of the animals takes place all over Italy.  Many a medieval hilltown fetes Sant’Antonio for days after with a string of folkloristic events. Like those in S. Maria degli Angeli near Assisi. A few years ago, we were in…