At last the day had arrived. Mom and Lynn were very keen for me to come during this time because of a local festival called I Pugnaloni. They had been talking about it for years and I was always intrigued, but figured that if I never saw it, my life would not noticeably change. Once again, I was proven wrong. This ended up being the highlight day of the trip and something I will simply never forget. Acquapendente is one town over from Proceno. Every year, they hold the Festa della Madonna del Fiore - or the Festival of the Madonna of the Flowers. It is held to honour the time the Madonna presented herself as a flowering tree to some peasants (as she does) and told them to rise up against their evil lord. They
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