Serpari of Cocullo

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Arts and Culture
This coastal and mountainous land has an amazing array of art and monuments to delight its visitors and residents alike.

The Farchie of Fara Foliorum Petri
This traditional festival called Le Farchie is held each January in honour of St. Anthony Abbot, who is much worshipped in the towns of Abruzzo for his intercession in protecting the good health of livestock.

The Feast of San Domenico and the Ritual of Serpari of Cocullo Italiansrus.com
One of the most popular traditional feasts of Abruzzo, well-known also abroad, is undoubtedly the Feast of San Domenico in Cocullo, a small mountain village in the province of L'Aquila. You may ask yourself how a feast in a small village can be so well known outside of Italy. The reason for this is that the statue of San Domenico is covered with real snakes caught by locals called "serpari" (snake charmers).

The Legend of San Panfilo Italiansrus.com
This is the legend of the bishop-saint and the building of his church in Sulmona.

The legend of the Abruzzese treasure in the Peschio Rossi cave
In Abruzzo in Sante Marie there are legends concerning some hidden treasure at the time of the robbers who roamed the rugged mountains full of caves and sinkholes.

Stories and Legends
Abruzzo brings with it various stories that are handed down from generation to generation, giving rise to very curious and interesting legends. The protagonists are gnomes, witches, dragons, nymphs, disappeared cities and angels, who make the greenest region of Italy magical.

Il Volto Santo
Many flock to the Church of the Volto Santo in Manoppello to see for themselves the image of Christ's face on a shroud.

Witches from Abruzzo: popular legends in Roccascalegna's area
Legend tells that in a cave on the slopes of the Majella mountain, better known as "the mountain's tail", there are strange and disturbing presences.

Folk Songs

Abruzzo Traditional Songs
Each song includes a description of what the song is about and the words in both the dialect and English. Songs include Lu Sand'Andonie, Vola vola vola, J'Abruzzu, La fija mè & Tutte li Fundanelle.

Canti popolari abruzzesi
This has eight traditional folk songs from the region. Each is written in dialect as well as Italian and you can listen to each song.

Songs from Abruzzo Italiansrus.com
These folk songs from the Abruzzo region include: “Che Mai T'ho Fatt', Amor?„, “Crudele Irene, Tu M'Hai Lasciato„ and “Fanciullo Appena, Ti Parlai D'Amore„.

Proverbs

Abruzzo proverbs: what are the main idioms
In this article you will see some of the many Abruzzo idioms, dialectal proverbs that it is good to keep in mind, especially today that the dialect is spoken less and less.

Proverbi Abruzzesi
Find a small collection of proverbs from Abruzzo.

Proverbi in Dialetto Abruzzese
The people of Abruzzo are famous for their popular wisdom and there are many Abruzzo proverbs worthy of being remembered.

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