Any excuse for a festa, a big party! Sometimes it is an annual spring festival at
an Umbrian farm located in the center of fields of sunflowers and wheat near
Piegaro. It is a magical place to gather in the month of May for a full day of
feasting, singing and dancing! Musicians gather with antique instruments to
play the traditional tarantella music for the folk dances of Southern Italy.
The long table groans with food which is replenished throughout the day. Another is full of homemade Sangiovese organic wine that has aged since the harvest in October.
Throughout the day children run around and people join the dancing and singing or just hum along. One guest recognizes a familiar folk tune, joins the dance and is transported back to the days of his
childhood in Israel. Many of these ancient songs have haunting melodies and traditional rhythms that travel easily from culture to culture.
Under a cloudless blue sky, spring is welcomed back and winter days are forgotten!
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