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Anne's Blog / Festivals

Umbria’s Pasquarelle: Singing in the Epiphany

January 1, 2021

January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article

Assisi’s Living Crib Scenes: Remembering a “Profound and Mysterious Event”

December 16, 2020

For many in Umbria, Christmastime is inextricably linked to visits to the presepi viventi (“living crib scenes”) of medieval villages surrounding Assisi.... View article

Christmas Links: Greccio and Assisi

December 15, 2020

For periods of contemplation, meditation and restoration ,St. Francis of Assisi  often withdrew to various retreats – grottoes, caves, primitive... View article

Assisi’s Christmas Illumination

December 11, 2020

There’s usually a life-sized creche scene on the lawn in front of Assisi’s majestic Basilica di San Francesco, right  across... View article

From Naples to Milan: Christmas Solidarity in Italy

December 11, 2020

Glorious Naples is not only the Italian capital of pizza but also of espresso;  in fact, here in Umbria if... View article

Winter Jazz in Medieval Orvieto: Usually

November 28, 2020

Even “freddo polare” (“polar cold” – which for Italy means anything below freezing temperature) – never deters jazz appassionati from heading to... View article

Floral Splendor in Spello: a COVID Infiorata

November 18, 2020

Entering the 12th c.- church of San Lorenzo Martire in Spello, your attention is drawn immediately to the  golden baldacchino dominating... View article

Olive Oil Stars in an Assisi Festival

November 4, 2020

November is the month of the olive oil harvest all over Italy – and this year,  it’s my month to... View article

Spello’s Olive Oil: That Umbria “Liquid Gold”

November 3, 2020

Umbria’s “liquid gold,” olive oil, is world-renowned and celebrated by the umbri in glorious festivals. These feste celebrate the olio nuovo  (the... View article

Calendimaggio: Flinging Medieval Banners – with Passion

September 25, 2020

Flags and banners are integral to the celebration of Calendimaggio in Assisi and not just those representing the two districts,... View article

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