January 2023

With Sant’Antonio Mamoiada he started the carnival. The complete calendar of all events is online. #Vartzolos2023.

The event of the fire of Sant’Antonio Abate inaugurates the new year and represents an ancient rite, among the agro-pastoral communities, which on this occasion invoke the protection of the Saint to wish a good agricultural year. On the day of Sant’Antonio, patron saint of Mamoiada, the masks make their first outing of the year,