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The Ndrezzata
The ‘Ndrezzata is a dance with arms by the units of the Buonopane faction, during the festivities of Easter Monday, of San Giovanni and of the Assumption. The men armed with swords and “mazzarielli„ (wood sticks) dance with excitement in rhythm in a circle (while hitting themselves for real !), miming a war dance or a love act. According to some studies, the origins of this ritual take back to the honorific rites for Apollo, related to the Nitrodi fountain ; according to others, it’s part of the mystical rite of the Mediterranean Tarantism movement.
What to see in Forio
Forio D'Ischia
» Beaches of San Francesco and Chiaia
» Il Torrione in Forio d’Ischia
» Luchino Visconti’s Foundation La Colombaia
What to see in Ischia - Hotel Villa Carolina
Isola Ischia
Ischia is immersed in a nature full of colors and flavours to discover. It’s also mesmerizing with the extraordinary range of its historical and cultural heritage.
City of Barano
» Park of the Nitrodi's Nymphs Natural Springs
City of Casamicciola
» The facility Monte della Misericordia
City of Ischia
» Michelangelo Tower and the chapel of Sant’Anna
» Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace)
City of Lacco Ameno
» The Museum of Santa Restituta
