UMBRIA TRAVEL DIRECTORY
Infiorata:
The Feast of Corpus Christi or Corpus Domini is 60 days after Easter. During this feast Many umbrian towns hold an infiorata, flower art festival. Flower petals are used to create amazing works of art in the streets or in abbeys, a really beautiful sight. In some places, the infiorata is a simple flower-petal design in front of the church. At a more elaborate infiorata several different tapestries are created, each with a different picture, but often centered around a theme. To create the picture, the design is first sketched in chalk on the pavement. Soil is usually used to outline the design and then it's filled in with thousands of petals and seeds, much like the making of mosaics or tapestries (but with different materials). The entire process takes two or three days to complete. Often a religious procession takes place on the flower carpets after there are completed. You can see the Infiorata in Spello joining to the Tour Corpus domini Spello June 2012
UMBRIA TRAVEL DIRECTORY
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