Easter together
Old-fashioned games and children's entertainment in the Vigo square to spend Easter afternoon together
An Easter tradition that still lives in Val di Fassa is the battle with coloured eggs, which in Ladin is known under the verb "pechenèr". The rules of the game, in pairs (once made up of men only), are that each challenger must try and break the opponent’s eggshell, thus conquering his egg. The competitions are carried out "de spiz e de cuf" (with the egg’s top or bottom). Once were the women, especially girls of marriageable age, who painted the Easter eggs on Holy Saturday. When in that period a potential fiancé went to visit them at home on Easter Sunday, they offered him five, following the Ladin saying that goes: "Un no l’è da dèr, doi no i è da tor, trei vegn dal cher, cater l’è da mat e cinch l’è d’amor" (One mustn’t be given, two are not to be taken, three come from the heart, four are like crazy, five are of love).
On Sunday, from 3 p.m., come to the little square in Vigo, we have an afternoon full of pastimes and surprises in store for you! You can try your hand at vaulting games, from lucky fishing to the wooden ski run. And to top it all off, challenge your friends to "last egg" battles! (a small contribution is required)
