The fertile season of the month of May is celebrated with a series of ancient festivals in the towns of Northern Lazio. One of the festivals celebrated during the season is the Wedding of the Trees, “Lo Sposalizio dell’Albero”, in Vetralla. This festival dates back centuries and is considered to be the first Italian eco festival. It is a tradition that requires the town to renew its “marriage” with the forest every year in order for the forest to remain the property of the town.
As the main part of the festivities, two giant trees are decorated with flowers and garlands and a symbolic wedding is performed, complete with the reading and signing of a notary’s document. The music of the town band is followed by people in costume, dancers, flag throwers and men and women on horseback bearing bouquets of yellow broom blossoms.They perform and gallop around a clearing on the top of Monte Fogliano.
It is a real eye fiesta to witness these festivities and these interesting festivals cannot be given a miss by the tourists. It is a good idea to hire a car to explore the towns of Northern Lazio to sample the fragrance of these festivities. car-rental-italy provides cars on hire with attractive packages to choose from. One can go for a chauffeured car with a guide or one may consider hiring a self driven car to explore the places to the core and unleash oneself into the flavor of Italy.