Flavor to the Middle Ages' "Fall of taste"
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Saturday 28 "Palio of the Holy Land," sponsored by St. Benedict of Nursia Balestrieri
Norcia - 's "Fall of taste" in Norcia will also have the flavor of the Middle Ages. The next Saturday, November 28, the day when there will be a race of local restaurants, in fact, become the Piazza San Benedetto for a day, a beautiful theater of the "Palio of the Holy Land." Wanted an appointment and promoted by St. Benedict of Nursia Balestrieri, chaired by Romulus mower, and will see the participation of '"majores Ballistarii Asisi Association", the "Flag-Wavers and Musicians of Castel Madama," and of' "Friends of Rotecastello "San Venanzo (TR). More than 110 archers from appearing, flag bearers, drummers, trumpets, musicians, extras, dancers, fire-breathing and medieval swordsmen. An opportunity to immerse yourself in the magic of an ancient tradition, to discover the charm of an ancient land through which to be guided to the rhythm of drums, the colorful parade of the participating groups. In the morning, starting with 10.30, the first performance will be that of the flag bearers and musicians of Castel Madama, while the shooting with the crossbow will take place early in the afternoon at 15, after the parade around the historic parade, which will Building on Port Ascolana. The dispute will be among the crossbowmen of Assisi and those of Norcia and ends with the delivery of reproductions made ​​by a craftsman carved wooden Assisi. "We can not but express our most heartfelt applause Archers Association St. Benedict of Nursia - stated the Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Tourism Adriano Di Stefano - who, with the greatest willingness and determination, has enabled groups and appear to involve not only the our region, with the result of the creation of a real event for the event, I am sure, to attract the attention of residents and tourists. " "The Palio of the Holy Land - Romulus mower said the president - the result of a partnership between Norcia and Assisi with the spirit of promoting and spreading the intense spirituality of our two cities, deeply linked to the figures of St. Benedict and St. Francis. Our intention - he continued - is to give this initiative, the first for me as president of the Italian Federation of Crossbowmen (FIBAL), a regular basis, possibly annually. " A taste of the historical re-enactment scheduled for next Saturday will be given on Friday 27 at 14 (and repeated at 23.30) from the TV show "Area 3" issuer TEF, TEF Channel and Sky (channel 921). The same service, created by Monica Tower, will be replicated in subsequent days of Wednesday and Thursday at 21. Beginning next year, all the initiatives and activities of '"St. Benedict of Norcia crossbowmen Association" will be promoted through a dedicated website, currently under construction: www.balestrierisanbenedetto.norcia.it.