Ardesio

Ardesio is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. Events 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. During this exhibition they award the most beautiful goat. Every 31 January there is "La scasada dol zenerù" (the chasing of January). On this day they celebrate the end of the cold season. They build a puppet representing January and they burn it at the city hall. On the 23rd June people celebrate the anniversary of the Virgin apparition. In this solemnity they commemorate two girls seeing the Virgin Mary in 1607. On this day they have a procession with the people, the band and a statue representing the Virgin, the two girls and the baby Jesus. Coat of arms Its coat of arms shows a black bird over a fire. Bounding communes Valgoglio Gromo Oltressenda Alta Villa d'Ogna Parre Premolo Oltre il Colle Roncobello Branzi References External links Official site of the town of Ardesio and Valcanale Ardesio Town Hall Official Website Ethnographic Museum of Ardesio and Alta Valseriana Coat of arms of Ardesio