Festival of Statutes
17/05/2012
Festival is dedicated to the statutes of Fossato which are among the oldest in Umbria and which were published Sunday, May 13, 1386.
This festival is dedicated to the statutes of Fossato which are among the oldest in Umbria and which were published Sunday, May 13, 1386. Once again we find the life of the Middle Ages, the same as the statutes passed, with the simplicity and poverty of the ancient inhabitants of this country and mountain farmer. Figures and facts of this festival is the Vicar, the baiuolo the berroviere, the warden and dozens of other ancient works, as well as other companies are the market outside the walls, the great "focaraccio", who sang the Praises dawn in churches, monks and abbesses, the world of a time rigorously documented.
The 'Arenga. The 'Arenga is the event at which people elect the authorities and other figures, is called in' last Saturday in March and is open to all male householders in the area through the sound of the bell tower. The 'Arenga meets on the Castle Square and is chaired by the mayor of' the previous year. In 'Arenga are elected mayor, the Vicar, the Castellano, sindicus three (one for each villa), a sindicus generalis, expression of the castle.
The sindicus are elected by a majority of two thirds between the residents' territorial area of competence; each name submitted on the defendants express their consent to putting a bean in the "compass of Rubea sic" their dissent or inserting it into the "bush nigra not ". The secrecy of the vote Bussoli are sheltered from the view of those present and, during the 'Arenga, each operation is performed by a small raised stage "locum arenghiere". For the election to each office must be "terrigenous", ie original, belonging to family native to Fossato. After being nominated, each sindicus chooses three members (the four sindicus generalis) 's approval by show of hands by the Assembly' s.
Then follows the call by the sindicus generalis, of the following institutional figures:
9 statutory (elderly who drafted the statutes), 3 massari (responsible for roads, landslides and complaints)
1 bailiff (made local), 2 precones (auctioneers), 2 rationatores (auditors), 1 sapiens (an elder), 25 custodes montium (foresters), 1 camerarius (finance charge), 2 terminatores (marked boundaries), 1 ambaxiator (attorney Affairs fossatani in Perugia), 2 ringers (rural guards), 2 berrovieri (civil guards), 2 collectores (collectors), 2 boni homines (set rents to be paid to commonalities). in each election any nominations vetoed riproponibili not until the feast of the statutes of 'next year. The work of 'Arenga held by torchlight.
the Focaraccio
At the end of 'Arenga, the square of the walls, set fire to a pile of wood and fagots, generating a focaraccio that is visible for at least twenty minutes across the valley.
It 'a symbolic celebration for the' entrance of the spring which is connected to those practiced until some time ago on the occasion of the celebrations of St. Joseph, St. Peter, the Ghea.
Around focaraccio young people have a circle, playing and singing popular verses.
For the duration of the festival are exposed to 17 flags, one for each house of the Castle.
May (second week)