On 17 January, when the big bell strikes noon, the Devil comes out into the streets of Tufara: a man sewn into seven goatskins, held on chains the Folletti forged for him. Ahead of him goes Death, dressed in white, face floured, with scythes and a goat. At the end a straw puppet is put on trial and condemned.
The village, 978 residents, stands on a tufa crag with the Lombard castle above the houses. Giovanni Eremita came from here, reckoned the first saint of Molise: in the courtyard of his house there is a well whose water is held to be miraculous, and with that water they make the panelle eaten on the three days of his feast, in November.
Castello di Tufara
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Next up: Saint John the Hermit, the first saint of Molise, and the «panelle» of the miraculous well, Thursday 12 November
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📅 Every year, from 12 to 14 November, with the «panelle» prepared with water from the miraculous well
Tufara celebrates Saint John the Hermit, considered the first saint of Molise, from 12 to 14 November: in the courtyard of his house stands a well whose water is believed miraculous, used to prepare «panelle», devotional food eaten during the feast days.
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Outside Tufara, but an easy day trip away.
