Contesa dello stivale, Filottrano

From Sunday, August 04, 2013 to Sunday, August 04, 2013

Warning! We had no definite information on the conduct of this year. Therefore,the dates are not reliable as calculated according to the review of last year.Before starting, you should contact your local and / or organizations.

Last update: Thursday, April 19, 2007 - Comments (1)

The origins of this re-enactment festival (The contest of the boot) lie buried in the past. Towards the middle of the XV century, repeated border skirmishes disturbed relations between Osimo and Filottrano. In April 1466, the Osimo magistrate decide to send a punitive expedition in which herds were captured and some nobles Filottranese were imprisoned. During the foray, an Osimian while fleeing, lost a boot which at Filottrano was heralded as a victory. The token boot then became a symbol of revenge. Now, every year, the young Filottranese parade through the streets a straw puppet on horseback, wearing the historic boot. After various circuits through the town, the puppet is set ablaze – the boot being kept for the following year.

The tradition is celebrated annually on the first Sunday in August in a contest between the districts where the winner holds the boot.

A procession of citizens wearing that era's historic costumes frames the contest and the whole concludes with a bonfire.

Typical taverns serving delicious local dishes complete the Medieval atmosphere of the festival.

Società dello Stivale
Via Leopardi, 12
60024 Filottrano (AN)
Tel. e Fax 0717220968
contesastivale@libero.it

Categories: Historical Reenactments
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Giuseppe at Tuesday, August 07, 2007 wrote:

Sono di parte in quanto ho partecipato a far si che questa rievocazione si svolgesse bene e diciamo che sia il gemellaggio tre le città di Filottrano, Raon L'Etape e Kuppenheim che la festa in generale è ben riuscita con un affluenza di pubblico notevolmente incrementata rispetto gli anni precedenti

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