January 27, 2011 at 20:30
meeting: Piazza San Giorgio, in the noisy merriment will take place the traditional route between the districts of Varenna and then gathering at the headquarters of Scanagatta - free admission - In the Arc in drink with mulled wine and taste homemade cakes in the company of the Alpine Varenna.
What is Giubiera? It is believed that this tradition recurring every last Thursday of January, date back to the early settlements of the Celtic tribes who started this pagan ritual with the aim of bringing about a good spring for bumper harvests. The spring was thus greeted with jubilation, hence the term local giubiera. Successivamente il rito si trasformò in una festa rumorosa per la scacciata dell’inverno. Anticamente si trascinavano le catene dei camini, sporche di fuliggine, per le contrade del paese fino alla totale pulizia.
