Traditions and Folklore
The comune is noted for the celebration of Holy Week. Particularly notable is the traditional "Pigliata" or "Pigghiata", the sacred play representing the passion and death of Jesus Christ, written in prose in 1880 by an anonymous citizen of S. Pietro and produced for the first time on 18 February of the same year. It consists of 5 acts and 52 scenes, lasts about 8 hours and is performed in the small plaza in front of the Church.
The feast of San Pietro is celebrated on 29 June. The feast of Madonna di Carmelo begins on 14 July and lasts for three days, and that of Madonna della Lettera is celebrated on the last Sunday of September, during which the final torch procession has particular significance.
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