Carnival is in the
Apulians’ DNA.
Putignano, Manfredonia, Corato, Massafra, Grottaglie, Gallipoli, Altamura, Molfetta are the places with the best carnival.
Putignano is, without any
doubt, on the top of the list.
The parade floats of
Putignano is huge and numerous.
Additionally, the main
attractions in Putignano are held on Thursdays which precede the final
parade.
The latest Thursday is called the Thursday of cuckolded.
Someone said that
carnival is something tremendously serious.
I agree with that.
The carnival
atmosphere helps to leave all the troubles at your back.
Today, I am going to
focus on the Manfredonia carnival, one of the oldest among the Apulian ones.
Officially, this carnival
is at its 62° edition so far.
However, the tradition
of wearing carnival clothes in Manfredonia is much older.
I have been in Manfredonia on the 15th of February to appreciate the Carnival parade.
The entire community
there is involved to arrange the Carnival as entertaining as possible.
Those who parade are mainly teenagers.
The local tailors work hard to create colourful clothes.
There is an old school of papier-maché.
Approximate esteems
say that there where around 30.000 people to witness the parade on Sunday.
Most of the tourists who convened were even dressed up.
The parade floats were four.
In my opinion, the most beautiful ones are those portrayed below.
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