Folklore - Women's Festival in Ficulle

In Ficulle, a town in the region of Terni, women will be at the centre offestivities to celebrate Women's Day, which on the 8th of March is a veryimportant day in the whole of Italy.The Festival is scheduled to run from March 4th to 11th in a series of eventsranging from art shows to crafts, theatre performances, cultural meetings andfood tastings.The traditional gift on Women's Day is a small bouquet of the Spring yellowmimosa flower, which is given as a token of friendship among women, as a tokenof love from the men to their ladies, and also in shops, restaurants, schoolsand workplaces the little bouquet is offered to girls, teenagers, and adultwomen.Every village, town and city in Italy will be having events, and it is a daywhen women get together to celebrate, and it is the day when men say thank youto their women for looking after the family and the home, and a day ofrecognition for all they do!

Lounging & Nightlife in Umbria - Javier Girotto & Aires Tango in Terni

Terni is the second largest city in Umbria, and often hosts international musicevents, and unlike the capital of Umbria, Perugia, where classical music eventsprevail, many of the cities and towns in the provincial areas are especiallyinterested in promoting folklore and national music from around the world,which up to recent times was only presented in the large cities of Italy. In anattempt to make the different cultures more widely known, it with great pleasureand expectation that this international music event is awaited!
Half way between tango and jazz, on March 1st at the Auditorium Gazzoli hostedJavier Girotto & Aires Tango in Trentamila Cuori (Thirty thousand Hearts). Theplayers and instruments which participated were Javier Girotto, sax and Andeanflute; Alessandro Gwis, piano; Marco Siniscalco, double bass and Michele Rabbia percussions.