Tag: autunm festivals

• Day of the Dead

  

  We’ve all heard of Halloween and the scary stories surrounding this day which takes place on 31st October. Kids (and some adults!) dress-up in fancy dress costumes, go trick-or-treating, carve lanterns out of pumpkins and traditional placed them outside their front door, to ward-off evil spirits. However, Halloween derived from the Catholic celebration which honours all […]

  Valerie Knott

  31/10/2017

  Culture and Traditions, Uncategorized

  All Saints Day, Autunm, autunm festivals, Catholic celebration, Cemetery, Day of the dead, festas, Festivals, Halloween, Public holidays, Puglia, Religious days, Resting places, Salento, San Vito Dei Normanni

• Festival of San Martino: Chestnuts and Wine

  

  Festivities for San Martino arrived earlier than normal this year in Carovigno, when Articolo 1 pub decided to get the party started on 6th November. The evening kicked off with Folk music and dancing in the street, lead by the very talented Gruppo Folk Citta Bianca. A young, energetic and extremely passionate group who enthused […]

  Valerie Knott

  10/11/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events, Food and Wine

  art, Articolo 1 Pub, autunm festivals, cantine due palme, carovigno, castagne, chestnuts, Dancing, events, festas, Folk group Citta Bianca, folk music, Italian celebrations, Italian Culture, Italian food, Italian Passion, Italy, JAM Agency, music, new wines, photographer Angelo Zizza, Pizzica, Puglia, puglian traditions, San Martino, Street food, Tradition, vino novello