feste medioevali

CALENDIMAGGIO DI ASSISI | 3-6 MAY 2023

18Mar

CALENDIMAGGIO 2023

Assisi, May 3-6, 2023

The Calendimaggio of Assisi (sometimes also transcribed Kalendimaggio) is a festival that is celebrated every first Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday after May 1st of every year, to greet the arrival of spring. The two Parts into which the city is divided, the Nobilissima Parte de Sopra and the Magnifica Parte de Sotto, compete for the conquest of the palio, through the development of processions in medieval costumes (about 13th century – mid 15th century), scenes recitations of re-enactment of medieval life in the alleys of the city and musical performances: the winning Party is decided by a jury, made up of internationally renowned experts, that is, a historian, a musicologist and a personality from the world of entertainment.

During the days of Calendimaggio, through the alleys of Assisi, you can relive the atmosphere of the typical medieval festival, with songs, music and jousting; the festival has ancient origins, dating back to the ancient tradition of the Umbrian people to greet the arrival of spring.

In these days, the people of Assisi wear traditional medieval clothes and follow a series of initiatives, including the suggestive Palio del Calendimaggio.

Festival program

…And May Day is coming

 

Thursday 21st April

19:30

Town Hall Square

Hall of Vaults

Opening of the Calendimaggio Tavern

Saturday 23rd April

10:00

Town Hall Square

Hall of Conciliation

27th “Carlo Lampone” Award

Tuesday 25th April

3.30 pm

Santa Clara Square

Selection competition among the Crossbowmen of the Parties

17:00

Town Hall Square

Hall of Conciliation

Presentation of the Jury “2022 Edition”

Sunday 30th April

16:00

New Church square

Presentation of Spring Madonnas*

Singing tribute of the “Singers of Assisi”

20:30

Propitiatory dinners in the districts of the Parthians

Monday 1st May

2.30 pm

Santa Clara Square

Show of the “Compagnia Balestrieri di Assisi”

17:00

Show of the “Assisi Flag-waving Group”

Tuesday 2 May

21:30

Alleys of Parte de Sotto and Parte de Sopra

Open scenes in costume

*in case of bad weather, the presentation of the Spring Madonnas will take place in the Sala della Conciliazione of the Palazzo Comunale

Festival programme

Wednesday 3 May – “Delivery of the Keys”

3.00 pm

Parte de Sotto – Blessing of the banners in the Upper Basilica of San Francesco

Parte de Sopra – Blessing of the banners in the Cathedral of San Rufino

3.45 pm

 

Ringing of the Bell of Laudi

Santa Clara Square

 

16:00

Departure Procession of the Calendimaggio body

Town Hall Square

Choir of the Parties – Execution of the Curfew Hymn

The Maestro di Campo assumes sovereign powers

Entrance to the processions. Restitution of the Palio.

Greetings from the President-Magistrate – Presentation of the Jurors.

Reading of the notices of challenge

Exit of the processions for Corso Mazzini and Piazza Santa Chiara

21:30

 

Parte de Sopra: Re-enactments of medieval life*

 

Thursday 4 May – “Madonna Primavera”

3.30 pm

Town Hall Square

Ringing of the Bell of Laudi

Entrance to the processions. Challenge games between the Parties:

Shooting competition of the Crossbowmen, Race of the strands, Tug of war

for the proclamation of Madonna Primavera.

Madonna Spring Parade.

Exit of the processions for Corso Mazzini and Piazza Santa Chiara.

21:30

Parte de Sotto: Re-enactments of medieval life*

Friday 5 May – “The Show”

3.30 pm

 

Town Hall Square

Show of the group of flag-wavers of Assisi

 

May Day of the Littles

Procession of the Evening – “The Tenzone”

21:30

Ringing of the Bell of Laudi

Entrance of the Parades of the Evening

Saturday 6 May – “The Challenge”

16:00

Town Hall Square

Ringing of the Bell of Laudi

Entrance of the historical parades

Exit of the processions for Corso Mazzini and Piazza Santa Chiara

 

“The singing”

21:30

Ringing of the Bell of Laudi

Singing challenge

Assignment of the Palio

 

LE GAITE | BEVAGNA14-25 JUNE 2023

16Mar

LE GAITE

Bevagna, June 14-25, 2023

The Mercato delle Gaite is inspired by the ancient division of Bevagna (PG) into four districts called Gaite. The administrative organization of the city in medieval times was based on it. The purpose of the event is to reconstruct, with the greatest historical relevance and wealth of details, the daily life of the inhabitants of the village in the period between 1250 and 1350.

For ten days, at the end of June, Bevagna takes a dip in this remote past: the ancient shops of medieval crafts reopen their doors and resume their activities; the streets are populated with bevanati who in period clothes live the daily life of their ancestors by eating, working, playing just like them. Today as then, the city is divided into four Gaite, but today each rivals the others in an attempt to give a historically faithful interpretation of the role it played in the Middle Ages. The spirit of competition is the basis of the animated event and takes the form of participation in 4 competitions: Competition of Professions, Gastronomic Competition, Market Competition and Archery Competition. With a complex system of points, assigned by scholars and experts in various fields and called to judge the historical relevance of the reconstructions, the winner is declared on the last day of the event and receives the Palio della Vittoria as a gift. The strong spirit of belonging to one’s own Gaita makes the competitions very interesting and stimulates a continuous improvement of the Gaite proposals in the various sectors, with a clear advantage of the general quality of the Festival. The Mercato delle Gaite is now counted among the most important historical events in Umbria and is part of the Regional Association of Historical Events.

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