Also check the Calendar for Easter celebrations in Regione Abruzzo official site, with the fine pages written by author Francesco Pompilio. and the pages on EASTER IN ITALY by Deborah K. Millemaci. 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March Ortucchio (AQ): Feast of Sant'Orante with fair 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March Casalanguida (CH): Feast of San Nicola 13 March 14 March 15 March Colonnella (TE) Feast of San Gabriele 16 March 17 March 18 March San Martino sulla Marrucina (CH): Feast of San Giuseppe, continues to March 19 19 March Casalanguida (CH): Feast of San Giuseppe Castelvecchio Subequo (AQ): Feast of San Giuseppe Fara San Martino (CH): Feast of St. Giuseppe, with a traditional bonfire near the spring of the Verde river, the same river that provides the water to make the celebrated pasta exported all over the world Monteferrante (CH): Feast of San Giuseppe, with representation of scenes from the Saint's Life Rocca Pia (AQ): Bonfire of San Giuseppe and festival of "fagioli e cotiche" 20 March 21 March Farindola (PE): Festa della Primavera (Spring festival) 22 March 23 March Gessopalena (CH): Holy Wednesday, Miracle play in costume about Christ's Passion and Death throgh the streets of the ancient village 24 March Holy Thursday Paglieta (CH): Canto della Passione Vasto (CH): Procession of the "Sacra Spina" 25 March Holy Friday - there are procession and sacred celebration in these places: Atri (TE): Representation of the Passion Atessa (CH): Processione del Cristo Morto Carunchio (CH): Nocturnal procession, very suggestive Castilenti (TE): a procession with two choirs, male voices singing a Miserere and female voices answering with a lauda Chieti (CH): Via Crucis, the most ancient in Italy, with a majestic Miserere choir all of male voices accompanied by one hundred violins Lanciano (CH): Procession on Christ's Death L'Aquila: at 19 hours from San Bernardino, "Processione del Cristo Morto" with groups in costume and majestic Miserere chorus throughout the city Montefino (TE): Representation of the Passion Montorio al Vomano (TE): Representation of the Passion Pianella (PE): Processione del Cristo Morto Vasto (CH): Processione del Cristo Morto Visit also the fine article by Emiliano Giancristofaro on Holy Friday Traditions 26 March 27 March Easter Lanciano (CH): representation of Christ's meeting with His Mother and with John the Gospel Writer Pianella (PE): "Historical re-enactment with banquet and palio" San Demetrio nei Vestini (AQ): Feast of Madonna Rossa Spoltore (PE): "Scuocchio", traditional game when one player must break the hard-boiled egg of his adversary Sulmona (AQ): Feast of "Madonna che scappa", one of the most peculiar Abruzzese traditions: a statue of the Madonna is carried from one side of Piazza Garibaldi to the other, then starts running as soon as she sees Jesus, and her mantle flies away allowing people to draw predictions about the year from how it drops. 28 March Easter Monday Notaresco (TE): Feast of Maria Corredentrice Pianella (PE): "Historical re-enactment with banquet and palio" Rapino (CH): Feast of Madonna della Libera Villalago (AQ): Procession to the hermitage of San Domenico 29 March Easter Tuesday Corropoli (TE): "Madonna che corre", in the morning, in the main square, the statue of a veiled Madonna meets a statue of San Giovanni the Apostle, and they are carried, always running, towards the statue of Christ Lanciano (CH): representation of Christ's meeting with His Mother and with John the Gospel Writer (repeated from Easter Sunday) Moscufo (PE): Feast of Santa Maria del Lago Orsogna (CH): Festa della madonna and "Talami", represantations of biblical scenes, with final procession to the Madonna del Rifugio 30 March 31 March January  |  February  |  March  |  April  |  May  |  June  |  July  |  August  |  September  |  October  |  November  |  December

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