Ardesio

Coordinates: 45°56′N 9°56′E / 45.933°N 9.933°E / 45.933; 9.933
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Ardesio
Comune di Ardesio
Ardesio
Ardesio
Coat of arms of Ardesio
Location of Ardesio
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24020
Dialing code0346
Patron saintSan Giorgio
Saint day23 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Ardesio (

Bergamasque: Ardés) is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy
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Events

the Sanctuary Madonna delle Grazie.

On the last Sunday of January people in Ardesio have a goat and donkey exhibition. In this exhibition you can find every kind of goats and donkeys.

Every 31 January there is "La scasada dol zenerù" (the chasing of January). On this day they celebrate the end of the cold season. A puppet representing January is burnt at the city hall.

On 23 June people celebrate the anniversary of the Virgin apparition. This event commemorates two girls seeing the Virgin Mary in 1607. A procession is held with a statue representing the Virgin, the two girls and the baby Jesus.

Bounding communes

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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