Madonna of Grace
The celebrations in honour of Our Lady of Grace take place since the Eighties of the 1500. On this occasion, a festival and a fair dating back to the half of the Seventeenth century are organized. They start on September 7. In the past, after the visit to the miraculous image of Our Lady and in occasion of the fair, people got together near the Church to enjoy a dinner of bun filled with ricotta forte cheese, sardines, and anchovies. Over the centuries, this pagnotta (the bun) has taken folk connotations during the annual “Sagra della pagnotta e del vino” (Bun and Wine festival).
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