by Ilaria Gelichi
As every
September, this year comes again the festival of the Rificolona,
a typical Florentine feast. This traditional event takes place every September,
7th in Florence
and its
origins are rooted in the traditions of the nearby countryside. On the eve of the anniversary of the Nativity of Our Lady, farmers headed to Piazza S.S. Annunziata waiting
for the festivity and bringing their goods for the market, which usually takes
place on this day. The young girls where called with the nickname “fierucolone”
(fierucola: little fiera = fair), so from this comes the word rificolona.
Later this word began to be used for paper lanterns which were used to light up
the streets in the countryside, completely dark at that time.
Make sure to bring your own rificolona, and enjoy!
As every
September, this year comes again the festival of the Rificolona,
a typical Florentine feast. This traditional event takes place every September,
7th in Florence
and its
origins are rooted in the traditions of the nearby countryside. On the eve of the anniversary of the Nativity of Our Lady, farmers headed to Piazza S.S. Annunziata waiting
for the festivity and bringing their goods for the market, which usually takes
place on this day. The young girls where called with the nickname “fierucolone”
(fierucola: little fiera = fair), so from this comes the word rificolona.
Later this word began to be used for paper lanterns which were used to light up
the streets in the countryside, completely dark at that time.
Make sure to bring your own rificolona, and enjoy!