ROSETO VALFORTORE – Musica, piatti tipici e un intero paese illuminato dai falò: sabato 15 gennaio a Roseto Valfortore è il giorno dei fuochi di Sant’Antonio. A festival that attracts hundreds of visitors from across the province and the neighboring Campania. From the morning, in every alley and the village square, the bonfire will be prepared to compete for the arts awards dedicated to the event. Around the bonfire, and food stands in the Pro Loco with tables and seats, you can taste the traditional dishes of Roseto. At 20, works in wood - each inspired by a theme that expresses an aspect of the cultural heritage of Roseto - will begin to catch fire.
In the morning, the town will host 70 teams of campers who attend the event. For the occasion, in the central Piazza Bartolomeo will set up a Regional Produce Fair with booths of artisans and producers Roseto, while in the heart of the village will open the old furnace with straw, the only "survivor" (and recovered) a 7-time working, a point of for people who want to know the history of the country.
That is a festival dedicated to St. Anthony strongly felt in Roseto, probably because of the still strong rural traditions of the town. Born in the third century AD, who lived alone in the company of choice for animals, the country has made fantasy of Sant'Antonio Abate a saint is closely linked to rural life and, in particular, the recovery in agriculture. Among ceremonial events that make up the festival, the most striking is certainly the ignition of fires. Several days before the anniversary, the village began collecting firewood that is piled in large stacks, which are given a particular shape, depending on the theme chosen by the authors of the bonfire. In this way, the preparation of fire becomes a collective, unifying and creative.
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