ITALIA TOUR

CAPODANNO PISA

In the tradition of the ancient maritime Republic, Pisa celebrates its new year on March 25, coinciding with the day of the Annunciation and then nine months before the birth of Jesus (Anno ab Incarnatione Domini Pisan). The Pre-booking was valid from 10th century to 1749, and now, as then, the beginning of the year marked Pisano and represented by a kind of Sundial, a physical phenomenon as simple as spectacular and impressive: at noon exactly a sunbeam penetrates in the Cathedral from a round window of the nave and hitting a marble egg over a shelf placed on Pier next to the pulpit by Giovanni Pisano, on the opposite side. This year there are four days of events that will lead to Tuesday, March 25, when we're in Pisa in 2015. The festive occasion symbolically represents the beginning of the tourist season in the city of the leaning tower of Pisa and its province. It starts on the evening of Saturday, March 22 with mini-Luminara in support of the candidacy of notte di San Ranieri as a Unesco World Heritage site: two thousand lanterns will be placed on lampposts of the Arno River and the Ponte di Mezzo. In the squares and along the river shows and events that will conclude with the Pyro-musical fireworks for one night white-red. Sunday 23 March will be devoted to historical events of the municipalities in the province and beyond, to remember that the Pisan calendar remained in force for centuries in Pisa and the lands under his domain. In addition to historical commemorations are also provided tastings of typical products. Monday, March 24 will be discussed the draft law on historical events, an initiative from Pisa to create a specific bulletin board can also be used to promote tourism. There will also be responsible for Unesco, being the Luminara vying to become intangible heritage of humanity. Tuesday, March 25 will take place finally the parade with hundreds of costumed that ends in the Cathedral of Pisa in Piazza dei Miracoli, where there will be the traditional start of the new year.