Belluno

As an example, in Belluno the main and most important town festivals are two. One is on a Sunday around the 11th of November, made to celebrate **San Martino**, the patron saint of the city. It is quite cold during that time and for this reason lot of people used to meet in a bar for a hot chocolate or a tea. There are of course the typical stands around the city centre, but there are no particular celebrations in this day, with the exception of the Mess in San Martino's crypt inside the cathedral dome. On the contrary, **the Sagra of Madonna Addolorata**, called also "Sagra dei fisciòt" (a dialect word to indicate penny whistle), has two great peculiarities. One of course regards these strange penny whistles that whistle keeping them into the mouth, between tongue and teeth, for this reason they couldn't be seen and people around have to guess from where the sound derives. The other event of this festival consists in a religious procession around the city centre with the statue of the Madonna adorned with flowers. These two are the main and most fervent town festivals for the citizens of Belluno, and all who love them come every year from all around the province to meet friends and to spend in a different way a Sunday.

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