Il Mastro di Campo
A centuries-old mimetic pantomime in which a hundred costumed villagers re-enact a 15th-century royal siege, with cannon fire, cavalry charges and a red-masked general fighting for the hand of a queen in Piazza Umberto I.
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"An ancient ribbon dance of Norman origin performed in the highest village of the Madonie mountains, the Ballo della Cordella sees costumed dancers weave coloured cords around a maypole in a ceremony last documented in medieval Sicily."
Ballo della Cordella
"The Madonie hilltown of Caltavuturo hosts an August folklore festival bringing international folk dance and music groups together with Sicilian traditions for an outdoor celebration in its historic centre."
Festival del Folklore
"Pollina is one of the last places in Europe where manna is still harvested from ancient ash trees by incision, and its August sagra celebrates this extraordinary and almost-forgotten Sicilian sweetener with tastings and artisan demonstrations."
Sagra della Manna
"In Sicily's only village built partly inside a sandstone cliff, the sagra del tortone celebrates a uniquely local baked cheese pasta cake at the foot of the famous Sperlinga castle, where Norman defectors once held out for a year after the Sicilian Vespers."
Sagra del Tortone
"One of Italy's most beautiful villages, Montalbano Elicona dresses its medieval streets in Aragonese costume each August for a multi-day historical festival centred on the 14th-century royal castle of Frederick II of Aragon."
Feste Aragonesi
"Randazzo, a remarkably intact medieval town built entirely from black Etna lava stone, stages its annual historical festival with costumed processions and period markets through streets that survived every Etna eruption for 700 years."
Festa Medievale
"Participants race around the village square pushing a small cart carrying three live frogs, stopping to retrieve any escapees before continuing, creating a chaotic and thoroughly endearing Maremma village spectacle."
Corsa delle Ranocchie
"A quirky and beloved folk event in the remote mountain hamlet of Groppo in the Vara valley, where the entire village is festooned with elaborate handmade scarecrows that line the streets and squares for a day of communal celebration."
Groppo e gli Spaventapasseri