St. Quirico and Giulitta Patron saints of Cisternino

2. Cisterninohasgot a lotofcustoms and traditionswhich are typicalofmanyplaces in Apulia.

3. The most common are the patronsaints’ , the countryside and the musicfestivals. Manyofthesecelebrationshappen in summerwhen the weatheris fine and oneof the mainfeaturesisthat the townisfloodlit.

4. Mary Help ofChristians Festival held on the 24th of May St. Quirico and Giulitta PatronsaintsofCisternino Festival held in the first week of August

5. Saint Lucy's day: December the 13th • Celebrations:In the town centre: • A religious procession and concerts • Food and merchandise stalls In the countryside : • Big bonfire • Eating roasted potatoes on the charcoal fire

6. International festival of musical bands Held in July

7. Festival ofdifferentkindsofmusic

8. Countrysidefestivalsto taste some ofourtypicaldishes

9. We can’t forget the old folk dances And the “pizzica” whichis the mostfamousApulian dance

10. Pizzica According to the tradition the people who are dancing look like they’ ve been bitten by a poisonous spider which makes them never stop dancing. The instruments used to play this kind of music are the accordion and the “tamburrello” (a small handy drum)

13. On EasterMondaythere’s the traditionto go to a Sanctuary: “the Madonna ofIbernia” topropitiatefertilitytoyoungbrides. In thatoccasionthey take a specialcaketobeblessed and latereaten…

14. "u churrüchele" Itis shaped like a purse with two boiled eggs for the kids, and like a doll with a boiled egg for girls.

15. Othertraditional dishes Green peppers Tomatosalad Broad bean purée withvarious side dishes Grapes Fried yellow peppers and tomatoes

16. seasonedwithvarioussauces and vegetables Orecchiette

17. rice, potatoes and mussels mussels Stuffedmussels Rowmussels and rowseafood

18. Roastedmeat

19. Dairyproducts

20. Friedpazerotti Focaccia withonions Focaccia withham Focaccia withtomatoes and olives

21. Enjoy and taste ourregion