A lot of the ceremonies that develop him in the Easter period maintain the taste of the Christian tradition and the local folklore. The principal rievocazionis propose some episodes of the Passion of Christ, but parties and folklorist demonstrations are also followed, without forgetting the eggs of chocolate and the sweets to form of dove. The use to give eggs is connected to the fact that the Easter coincides with the beginning in the spring that, anciently with rites was celebrated for the fertility, symbolized note by the egg.
BURST OF THE WAGON IN FLORENCE: To Florence the traditional and ancient ceremony of the Burst of the Wagon develops him. The history tells that during the first crusade in 1096, Crazy Crazy dè, Florentine rider to the succession of Goffredo of Buglione, planted for first the banner of the Cross on the boundaries in Jerusalem. In prize you/they were given him some fragments of the stone of the Saint Sepulchre. Those parts returned in Florence were used for turning on the sacred fire of Saturday Saint. The family Crazy decided to make the most suggestive ceremony building a wagon decorated that it brought the sacred fire for the streets of the city. This continuous tradition also today the Sunday of Easter with a great wagon hauled by white oxen, accompanied by the Historical Procession of the Florentine Republic that proceeds for the streets of the city, thin to arrive on the church square of the Cathedral.
RIEVOCAZIONE Storica Of the Passion Of Christ with a suggestive historical procession for the streets of the country, showing up in custom of epoch and scenes of the life and the passion of Jesus, to Grassina (I Bathe to Ripoli-Fi)
Party Of Easter to Give birth Valdarno of it with the tradizonale Burst Of the Wagon accompanied by the historical procession with sbandieratori.
Show Of the used one And the antiquariato in Plaza of the Ciompis to Give birth Valdarno of it on Sundays
Collectors In Plaza, purse exchange of antiquariato, rigatteria, collezionismo to Scarperia
Fair Of PASQUETTA to Firenzuola.
MERCATINO Di the Things Of the Past day of Pasquetta to Heavy in Chianti,
Feast Of the Firm egg to Palazzuolo on the Senio
Fair Of the Blessed Giovanna to Signa.