The Palio del Casale and the Ingordo Pig Festival will take place from 9 to 10 May 2015; two events with an international flavor in Camposano in the province of Naples near Nola.
On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May 2015 there will be a big party that includes a (historic) ride on donkeys and many other events including, on Saturday 9 May, the Gourmand Pig Festival. In Camposano an ancient race between donkeys will take place, the Palio del Casale where it will be decided who will be the European champion of donkey racing. In fact, donkeys will be represented coming from Piedmont, Tuscany, Lazio, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Puglia, Calabria, Sardinia, Sicily, Emilia Romagna and also from Tribunj (Croatia) as well as obviously from Campania. The race started around 1768 in mid-May: it is said that the inhabitants of the surrounding hamlets arrived in Camposano on donkeys. Some of these young people saw among those present a beautiful girl named Giuseppina, who was the prettiest of the girls in the hamlet of Camposano. Thus a dispute arose between the suitors in order to establish the order to be able to declare themselves to the girl. A large crowd also arrived to incite the suitors who decided to carry out a speed race with the donkeys, then respecting the order of arrival to talk to the girl. This is the story but today the program presents us with an important event that takes place over two days.
This is the complete program:
Saturday May 9
The gluttony pig festival starts at 20.00 pm (whole pig, cooked on a spit).
At 21 pm Inaugural ceremony of the ninth edition of the Palio del casale;
At 21:30 pm Roots, popular music. Participants, ALFIO ANTICO, Zì Riccardo and the Women of Tammorra, I Tarantuli di Gasperina.
Sunday May 10
At 11:00 Qualifying competitions (the districts of Camposano compete to decide the donkey that will represent the Campania Region at the European competitions).
At 12:30 opening of food stands (typical cuisine for everyone);
Are 15:30 in the municipal villa the bottari of Macerata Campania play.
At 17:00 do not miss the historical parade with all the delegations participating in the Palio del Casale.
The Palio del Casale begins at 18:00. The most famous jockeys in Europe compete for the title of European Champion;
At 20:30 mega grilled-fried fish-street food. Cabaret with Luca Sepe and the group
For more information:
web: paliodelcasale.it
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.