Sagra e Palio dell'Uovo
56st Edition
Town Center
- Tredozio
Periodo di svolgimento
Sunday 21 and Monday 22 April 2019
Orario:
Sunday 21 and Monday 22 April 2019, do not miss to Tredozio the 55st edition of the Sagra e Palio dell'Uovo (Festival and Egg Palio), a traditional festival originates from the ancient custom of beating the hard-boiled eggs which took place on Easter Sunday, as a propitiatory ritual spring.
Programma
The festival was born in 1964 to enhance the ancient custom of beating boiled eggs that took place in the nearby Parish of Ottignana on Easter day. Born in the concomitance of the religious event and propitiatory ritual in the spring, it certainly grew for the joyful character of the event and for more material reasons; the won eggs constituted an excellent food of a few days for the modest canteens of that time.
Main moments of the festival: the traditional beating of the eggs and the national championship boiled egg eaters.
During the festival, set-up of various types of exhibitions (of crafts, art, photography), shows with street artists, games involving the public (the classic giant egg peach, the pentolaccia); tasting of typical products (all based on eggs) at the Pro Loco food stands: tagliatelle, omelettes and desserts.
PALIO DELL'UOVO
It takes place on Easter Monday. Disputed until a few years ago in the sports field, today it sees the challenge of the 4 districts renewing itself inside the riverbed of the town, in the area in front of Largo Ghetti in the center of the country.
The conquest of the Palio, which renews the annual challenge among the 4 districts, is preceded by a historical parade in medieval costume.
The only and exclusive subject of the Palio races is the egg, both raw and hard; the races that contribute to the conquest of the Palio are four like the Rioni: the most spectacular is undoubtedly the "battaglia delle uova", which sees the Rioni couples in rotation in a meeting of skill and precision, with the launch of 600 eggs for every round. No less amusing and spectacular are the "uovo nel pagliaio" contest with the search for about 200 hard-boiled eggs hidden in a large haystack, the "uovo in bersaglio" race with the throwing of raw eggs towards a maxi target with the opposing team striving to stop the race with a wooden shovel and finally the "tiro alla fune" race on the bank of the river with the two teams positioned on the opposite banks.
Sito dell'evento
Tariffe
Intera:
5.00€
Per informazioni
Pno Lioi and Municipality of Tredozio
e-mail. lioi.pino@gmail.com
Tel. +39.334.5456480
