RE: Chilling out in Procida, Italy
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They have a procession around parts of the island like a carnival, celebrating Easter. That's why most of floats have a religious theme, and I think there's a contest that votes for the best float.
These processions are quite a big thing in many Mediterranean villages around Easter and May and can attract a lot of crowds.
The ferry from Naples to Procida was around €30+ return, to Capri was €40-50 which I thought was a bit too expensive for a day trip, plus I heard Capri is also more expensive overall. Not too surprising given how famous it is
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It’s truly a very unique and unusual tradition. It’s really interesting — do people actually make them themselves? That’s so cool 😃😮 I wish there were more unusual and original things like this where we live, because the modern world here has reduced everything to the bare minimum.
These processions are a very community thing and many locals take pride in participating every year. I believe they make the floats themselves, because they've been doing it for so many years.
These festivals are normally held in the smaller villages and towns where they still cling onto the tradition. I wanted to come to this one after the Hive meetup in Alicante earlier this month, but missed it by a day.
https://www.spain.info/en/calendar/caballos-vino-unesco-heritage/