Tag: Tarantella

• Rezzica di San Vito Dei Normanni

  

  The Dardagna Theatrical Warehouse invites you to discover the ancient traditions of the historial centre of San Vito dei Normanni. The Rezzica annual event is symbolic to San Vito Dei Normanni, with its colourful exhibitions, traditional ancient exorcisms of the tarantula which is expressed through music and dancing, and of course delcious street food. The […]

  Valerie Knott

  13/08/2015

  Culture and Traditions, Events

  annual event, art, celebration, Dancing, exhibitions, Festivals, food and wine, live music, music, Puglia, Rezze, Rezzica, Salento, San Vito Dei Normanni, Street food, Tarantella, Traditional event

• Pizzica

  A long standing traditional folk dance in the Puglian region is the Pizzica. Its origins are believed to be derived from the Tarantella dance which was performed by people who had been bitten by a deadly tarantula. It is believed that the poison sent people into a hysterical dance, and that sweating it out by […]

  Valerie Knott

  16/12/2014

  Culture and Traditions

  Dance, Folk dance, Italian Traditions, music, Ostuni, Pizzica, Puglia, Salientes, San Vito Dei Normanni, Tarantella, Traditional dance, Traditions