In Italy, a (: ) is a local festival or feast celebrating an annual event such as the consecration of a church, the patron saint of a town, or a harvest. Such events always involving food and drink, and frequently a historical pageant and sporting events: when the sporting event is a historical recreation as well, such as a joust or a horse race in costume or armour, it is called "palio".
The various almost always have their origins in old country fairs or similar entertainments, but many of them now aim at visitors or even foreign tourists, and some, such as the Quintana of Foligno, had lapsed for many years but have been recently revived.
is often dedicated to some specifics of local food, and the name of the includes that food; for example: at Casteldilago near Arrone, at Cannara, at Savona, at di Novafeltria, at Bracciano, at Carpacco-Dignano, and so on. Among the most common are those celebrating olive oil, wine, pasta and pastry of various types, chestnuts, and cheese.