  Romagna
has never lost its roots and has preserved traditions connected
with ancient customs and a deep awareness of its history. This
continuity is borne out by the Mediaeval Festivals in Brisighella.
Set up with the intention of coupling the historical educational
aspect with theatre and music, over the years they have enjoyed
increasing approval from a public which appreciates above all the
care taken in the settings and the high level of the shows. Faenza
too celebrates its history with the Palio del Niballo: the five
districts of the town enliven the whole month of June with challenges
between flag-throwers and drummers, festivals and bacchanals and
the twofold  “singolar tenzone” in which the riders
face each other up in the Saracen joust. The coats-of-arms of the
town districts once again come to the fore six months later, this
time on pottery bowls: the true stars (once filled with mulled
wine) of the “Nott de Bisò”, when the Niballo
(used as target in the Palio) is burnt, thus exorcising the passage
from the old to the new year. Another event inspired by the rite
of passage is Halloween in Riolo Terme, in the period in which
the Celtic new year marked the end of the old agricultural year
and the beginning of the new. Popular belief was that during that
night the dead returned to earth to propitiate future harvests.
In this celebration Riolo Terme offers ritual foods, processions
of witches, shows and torchlight processions. Being aware of one’s
traditions however does not mean being closed to the  contemporary.
In summer there are numerous events enlivening the piazzas of the “Terre
di Faenza”. “E…state in collina” presents
well known and up and coming names in Modern dance against the
evocative backdrop of Brisighella; the comic and kids’ theatre
of “Casola è una favola” (Casola is a fairytale)
and, in Riolo Terme, the music festival “Frogstock” featuring
international rock stars and emerging local groups. In Faenza “TeatroMasiniEstate” offers
concerts with big names in the central Piazza del Popolo and more
exclusive shows in Piazza Nenni or della Molinella. There are various
street markets ranging from antiques and various objects in Faenza
and Brisighella to the hobbyists’ market in
Riolo Terme, by way of the famous medicinal plants and herbal products
market in Casola Valsenio and the kids’ market in Castelbolognese.
Interesting links:
Associazione per la Torre di Oriolo:
www.torredioriolo.it
Brisighella Medioevale:
www.festemedioevali.org
Notte di Halloween:
www.comune.rioloterme.ra.it
Rocca di Brisighella:
www.comune.brisighella.ra.it
Rocca di Riolo
www.comune.rioloterme.ra.it Palio del Niballo:
www.racine.ra.it/niballo
Rione Bianco (Faenza):
www.racine.ra.it
Rione Giallo (Faenza):
www.racine.ra.it
Rione Nero (Faenza):
www.racine.ra.it
Rione Rosso (Faenza):
www.racine.ra.it
Rione Verde (Faenza):
www.racine.ra.it
Accademia Medievale:
www.accademia-medioevale.it
Associazione Castella:
www.castellanetwork.it
Comunità Montana dell'Appennino Faentino:
www.comunitamontana.ra.it
Provincia di Ravenna:
www.racine.ra.it
Camera di Commercio di Ravenna:
www.ra.camcom.it
Regione Emilia-Romagna:
www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it
Unione di Prodotto Città d'Arte:
www.cittadarte.emilia-romagna.it
Unione di Prodotto Appennino e Verde:
www.appenninoeverde.org
Unione di Prodotto Terme:
www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it
APT Emilia-Romagna:
www.apt.emilia-romagna.it
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