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Torna "VIVA LA BEFANA 2011"

On January 6, 2011 back to the most eagerly awaited of the year''2011''Viva la Befana, to be held in Rome in Via della Conciliazione.

At SAN PIETRO

DA CITTA 'DI CASTELLO

And from the Upper Tiber Valley

OF THE THREE KINGS EPIPHANY 2011 VIVA LA

Città di Castello and Territories will be the Upper Tiber Valley protagonists of the XXVI edition of the traditional historical and folkloric procession "Viva la Befana" - and pass on to reaffirm the values \u200b\u200bof the Epiphany "to Jan. 6 2011, will come to Rome and will march on Via della Conciliazione. Bands, folk groups and historical re-enactment, hundreds of people in costume, on foot and on horseback, will parade at 10.50, as is the case for over a quarter of a century, following the Magi, in Via della Conciliazione, for Piazza San Pietro, where he will participate in the Angelus. At the end, as usual, the three wise men will travel to the Papal Household to bring symbolic gifts for families at St. Pope Benedict XVI. "Viva la Befana", the largest national event to celebrate the Epiphany and keep alive in the folk tradition, religious values \u200b\u200band aspects of this important folk Holiday, was born in 1985 to re-do on Jan. 6 as a day in the civil calendar. Since then, thanks to the Association Fami.li.a Europae (Free Associated Families of Europe), the promoter of the event is repeated on time every year, to make known, in an international context, history, culture, traditions, products and resources Territories Italy. An original gift, not consumer, that families can be traded in a symbolic embrace of peace, solidarity and brotherhood, as always, leitmotifs of the exhibition. The procession, between the historical and the fantastic, recalls the arrival of the Magi according to Christian tradition, not to mention the Epiphany, the sprightly old redrawn by the imagination of a group of teachers, parents and grandparents, with the appearance of a nice old lady, nothing to do with the old witch, who is from the east stands and which frightens children. The traditional procession of the 6th of January, in Rome, Via della Conciliazione, once again will combine the sacred and the profane, without force, in respect of the Christian tradition and the folk-popular, dear to the generations that preceded us. Hard work, creativity and wealth of traditions, will be highlighted through the sets and costumes of the participants, creating a valuable historical and cultural fabric of stress. There are dozens of associations and communities of Città di Castello and neighboring territories, coordinates by the Department for Cultural Policy, Ross Baskets and Silvia Landi, president of the Italian Equestrian Sports who are preparing for their participation in the parade, which, on average, more than eighty thousand spectators attend. An event full of color and feeling that fascinates and involves the "general public" with the original symbols in the various historical events recalled and displayed by the participants, and each year different from a different location in Italy, just to represent ' universality of this important event.
( source www24orenews.it )


Origins of the event "Viva la Befana " Look
here the event program.