“ I matazin”.
They are the stars of our Carnival, and liven up the most outrageous days of the year. They are good-looking young people, wearing long hats decorated with paper flowers, with satin brims and who announce their arrival with their happy, lively sounds. 

“Pagaruoi e pagarele”
Bonfires on 6th January, when the children accompanied by adults sing and enjoy waiting for the arrival of the Befana (an old benevolent witch) who will take sweets out of her basket for all the children who have been good. Every place has its own bonfire on the night of Epiphany that starts on the evening of the 5th.

“La Bonaman”
The first day of the new year, children wake up very early, even before dawn, to get together in a nice group that will march along the main streets of the village, wishing everybody a happy new year.
“Bon dì, la bonaman a mì!” , “bon dì, la banbona a mì!”
Tradition dictates that you must open your doors to these children to give them some “nice things”. 

“I Coscriti”
In December, the conscripts went to the village girls to be given some trimmings, ribbons of various length and size, in different colours that would then embellish their hats together with peacock and grouse feathers, hats that would worn on the first day of the year.
This is a tradition that marks a time in life that was considered very important in the past: the passage from youth to maturity.
The boy becomes a man, so acquiring a new social status, symbolised by the peacock feathers and therefore a greater power, and he gets a tribute from people and also acquires complete virility, and the grouse feathers.
The old conscripts, meanwhile, manage to pull along a great big log as a symbol of the greater burdens and responsibilities that are heavily resting on the adult’s shoulders.

“San Zuane”
In the past, on 24th June, Saint John’s Day, there was big celebration with fires and flowers collected by young women in the village when the bells rang at midday.
This, too, was part of the auspicious rites for the new season, corresponding to the ancient celebration for the summer solstice. Fire appears here again the recurrent symbol of ancient cultures.
On the eve, during the night, young people went from house to house and collected everything that was left outside: shoes, brooms, wheelbarrows, etc.. Everything was piled up near the church and the day after, people came to reclaim their things. The significance of this tradition is not clear.

“Si a legne”
Cutting and collecting wood and hay and taking them to the valleys from the tabiei da mont (mountain huts) was typical winter work. People helped each other, i siva a vuora, and thus everybody pulling together made lighter work and everything was easier, almost a game. In fact, very often, work meant a challenge to see who had the heaviest sledge or the faster man to get home. Coming out winner was a cause for great pride, especially among young people.