Gangi, a hill town in the province of Palermo, is famous for its celebration of the summer wheat harvest. This 10-day festival that attracts spectators from all over Sicily and beyond includes:
- traditional folkloric dances, ('La Cordella' and others) performed by Gangi and Castellana Sicula dance groups
- special children's dance programs and music shows
-a procession to the Santuario dello Spirito Santo, celebration of mass, blessings and distribution of the special bread 'Pane di Burgisi'
-nightly concerts with traditional, popular and classical music programs and comedy plays
-agricultural meetings and tasting of local food products
-a final day parade with reenactment of ancient myths, musical and dance groups, examples of traditional rural culture and sleds pulled by oxen
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