Great excitement in Santa Francesca di Veroli for the fiftieth edition of the Sagra della Crespella, a fixed appointment for lovers of Ciociara tradition and folklore, which will be held on Sunday 9 March 2014.
Sunday 9 March 2014, the day in which the Patron Saint of the hamlet is celebrated, Santa Francesca Romana, hundreds of large and small inhabitants of the same will turn into nineteenth-century ciociari, re-proposing for those who will come scenes of daily life of the time. Santa Francesca is a fraction of the municipality of Veroli, in the province of Frosinone, an important tourist destination in Lazio which hosts, among other things, one of the three Holy Stairs in the world.
The idea came in 1965 to a group of people from the area who, together with the two parish priests of the time, Don Carmelo and Don Giuseppe, decided to propose again on the occasion of the religious celebrations for the saint, for the little ones and not to forget, those who they were the habitual acts of our ancestors. Traditions that have been handed down for generations, such as the Scartolocciata, or the party organized after the corn harvest, on the occasion of the removal of the paper from the cobs (the scarteloccio), a real party, with songs and dances accompanied by the accordion.
The re-enactment is associated with the tasting of the Crespella, a donut of sweetened bread dough fried in boiling oil and sprinkled with sugar that our grandmothers prepared on the occasion of the most important anniversaries. Since 1965, every year the Santafranciscans organize the event, which includes a parade of folkloristic floats (each representing a district), in typical costume and in dialect, with the staging of the tradition they have decided to represent, explaining carefully and dedication to the procedures that led to the success of every daily action of the time.
On the stage, on the other hand, to act as background to the performances, the Ninitto accordions, of the School of Music Expression Musica. At the same time, in the hall of the former washhouse, the local handicraft exhibition "CrespellArte" will be held, where it will be possible to buy costumes, chocolates, artifacts and much more. At the former wash house it will also be possible to register with the Amici della Sagra della Crespella Association, helping the volunteers of the Committee to carry on an important tradition.
As every year there will be the stand of Poste Italiane - which again this year has activated postcards and special philatelic cancellations - and that of the Pro Loco of Veroli, which will provide information not only on the event, but also on the artistic beauty of the city of Veroli. Two rounds of salterello, a cantata of Ciociaria stornelli, a glass of good wine and a pancake, what better way to spend a Sunday in early spring?
For information and registration:
Municipality of Veroli
Tel. 3335695468
Email: [email protected]
The events may undergo changes, therefore it is advisable to check the event by contacting the organizing bodies directly. Caccia Passione is not responsible for any changes to the dates of individual events.