Macerata Campania, the 'Bottari Folk Fest' has concluded

Macerata, Campania, concludes the 'Bottari Folk Fest': the extraordinary event organized by the Municipality with the NGO.

The last act of the 'Bottari Folk Fest' was held in Macerata Campania last weekend. The extraordinary event, organized by the Municipality of Macerata Campania in collaboration with the UNESCO-accredited NGO "Associazione Sant'Antuono & le Battuglie di Pastellessa", is part of the project 'Festa di Sant'Antonio Abate 2022 edition', an intervention co-financed by the POC Campania 2014-2020, 'Urban Regeneration, Tourism and Culture Policies', a unitary program of cultural, naturalistic and food and wine tourist itineraries of national and international scope.

On the evening of Friday 1 July 2022, the bottari floats once again paraded along the city road among the myriad of spectators present, going to the hamlet of Casalba during the celebrations in honor of SS. Maria delle Grazie. The arrival of the floats was preceded by the cabaret show of the well-known artist Antonio Fiorillo. The parade then concluded with the grand finale of the fireworks show.

This is the message of thanks from the Sant'Antuono & le Battuglie di Pastellessa Association: 'We would like to thank the population of Macerata Campania for the success of the event; the Municipality of Macerata Campania, with the mayor Stefano Antonio Cioffi, the Councilor Andrea Di Matteo and the entire municipal administration; the members of the Sant'Antuono & le Battuglie di Pastellessa Association and for the work carried out the president Alfonso Munno, the vice president Domenico Salzillo and the members Gaetano Gagliardi, Luigi Zigurella, Vincenzo Polcari, Raffaele Piccirillo, Antonio D'Amico, Patrizia Merola, Giovanni Palmiero, Domenico Musica, Giulio Di Monaco, Aldo Serulo, Nicola Castiello, Stefano Nacca, Antonio Visconte and Vincenzo Capuano, artistic director of the project; the eight battles with their bottari, capocarri and capobattuglia, participating both in the parade of floats and with the stage performances: 'A Sellara, I guagliuni 'e Sant'Antuono, 'A storia 'e Sant'Antuono, I suoni 'e Sant'Antuono, Pastellesse Sound Group, 'A Cantenella, I ragazzi del 2000, Suoni Antichi; the Central Institute for the Intangible Heritage for the technical-scientific support; our partners and in particular the Majorette Shine Stars of Casal di Principe for the participation; Roberto D'Agnese for the technical support; the authorities, the municipal police, the civil protection and the security personnel; our sponsors'.