Giubiana
giubiana traditional celebration great popularity northern italian region lombardy particularly brianza well region piedmont last thursday january bonfire lit giubiana ie puppet old witch burnt name witch festival change according different language spoken region giubiana northern brianza gibiana southern brianza giöbiagioeubia province varese giòbia e giobiassa piedmont according named ancient roman god jupiter celebration held thursday anglosaxon tradition day thor latin tradition day jupiter furthermore according popular tradition thursday night saturday night witch assembled sabbath day festival villager collect thats combustible wood hay paper etc put pyre together procession village street giubiana placed pyre set fire rite symbolic propitiatory giubiana burnt ash terminate winter pyre flame believed predict abundant harvest upcoming year part eastern brianza giubiana accompanied masculine character ginée husband personification january canzo celebration particularly wellconstructed symbolic traditional character seen procession along historic centre example anguana celtic water fairy òmm selvadech wild man bear hunter executioner candelabrumbearers bun e gramm good boy bad boy pro contra burning socalled lawyer lost cause milan forum soothsayer scarenna men woman street historical fireman shepherd woodsman carriage peasant sledge others cumpagnia di nost organizes festivity town adorned black red hanging mourning bonfire symbol festivity red leg giubiana also music drum baghèt lombard bagpipe mournful burning becomes cheerful evil eliminated traditional costume worn atmosphere sacral joyful thanks celtic christian symbolism busto arsizio tradition similar different one point character prepared month festivity main reason create perfectly exact face body character giubiana important festivity busto arsizio due historical meaning many people say ceremony take place center city hunt bad luck celebrate moment good lucksince year one group prepare giubiana giovani padani group political movement related rightwing party lega nord started creating politicised character containing propaganda message offence party politician nothing traditional celebration end winter montorfano giancarlo ariel macchi una storia della giubiana la vita felice isbn