Folkloristic and Cultural Events in Lucca
Every year in Lucca take place numerous folkloric and cultural events attracting thousands of people in this city situated in the heart of Tuscany
Summer is the richest season: in the months of July and August, the concerts of worldwide famous artists during the prestigious Lucca Summer Festival transform Lucca in the capital of music.
Comics fans can visit Lucca Comics and Games, Italy`s most important annual international comic book and gaming convention.
To those who like the recollections of historical events, Lucca offers the Festa della libertą, celebrating the end of Pisa domination over the city, and the Palio della balestra, a crossbow tournament.
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| Lucca Comics and Games - Lucca Comics and Games is Italy`s most important event dedicated to comic books, animation and gaming. Born in 1966 as an annual event, then transformed into a biennial event and finally come back to its original annual cadence, for many years Lucca Comics and Games was organized in Lucca`s sport palace. Since 2006, the exhibition stands have been moved into the city walls, in Lucca`s squares and streets. Lucca Comics and Games attracts every years thousands of comics and gaming lovers, who can participate in role-game tournaments, attend to concerts and film showings and meet the authors of their favourite comics ... Lucca Comics and Games
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| | Lucca Summer Festival - Since 1998 Lucca`s summer has enriched with an important event such as the Lucca Summer Festival Every year in July, worldwide famlous artists - such as Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Pino Daniele, Alanis Morissette, Ray Charles, Giorgia, Zucchero and Alcia Keys, who participated in the previous editions - perform in ... Lucca Summer Festival
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| | Palio of San Paolino - Every year on the 12th of July - the day dedicated to San Paolino, the patron saint of Lucca - in Lucca takes place the Palio della balestra, a crossbow tournament among the three districts composing the city. It is a very ancient event: at the beginning of the 14th century, Castruccio Castracani, who was then the Lord of Lucca promoted the introduction of an award for the best crossbowmen, who defended Lucca from any assaults, and at the end of the same century a "palio" took place during ... Palio of San Paolino
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| | Luminaria di Santa Croce - Every year in September, the Luminaria di Santa Croce takes place in Lucca It is a suggestive event during which the so-called "Volto Santo", a wooden crucifix housed in the Cathedral of San Martino, is carried in procession from the church of San Frediano to the Cathedral of San Martino. On this occasion, all streetlights in Lucca are turned off and the city is illuminated only with torches and candles. All Lucca civil and religious authorities participate in the cortčge, together with numerous ... Luminaria di Santa Croce
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| | Festa della libertą - In 1396 Emperor Charles IV freed the city of Lucca from Pisa`s tyranny, which had lasted thirty years. In order to celebrate this event, every year the first Sunday after Easter the Festa della libertą (Freedom Celebration) takes place in Lucca The event, originally called Festa della Repubblica di Lucca (Feast of the Republic of Lucca), was introduced in 1370. Apart from the suggestive procession of the historical cortčge along the streets of Lucca during the feast the investiture of the "Gonfalonieri di Terziere" (the gonfaloniers of the three districts composing Lucca) is recollected, together with tournaments with clubs and swords, whereas the flag-flyers ... Festa della libertą
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