Maitunate
Celebrate the beginning of a new year with music and songs in dialect, better known by locals as "Maitunate", is a common habit in many villages in Molise and in Campobasso too. Groups of musicians meet in the streets of the old town to sing improvised and funny verses. They go on all night long and enter in the houses of the neighbors to bring joy just asking for a glass of wine.
Old town Campobasso - Italy/Campobasso/Molise
Tourist experience: Participation to the event/show
Spoken languages: Italian, local dialect
Experience duration: all night long
Opening: 1st of January from 00:01 am and 17th of January from 20:00 pm
Booking: No booking required
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Public square with no access limitations
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Local events (theatre, music, dance, exhibitions)
Hidden intangible patrimony: Local customs, Community tales
Experiences: musical and theatral shows, Popular tradition (Sant'Antonio's Bonfire on the 17th of January)
Form filler: Michele Fratino