In Florence this week we celebrate the Rificolona, ancient and typical tradition of Florence and surroundings. The rificolona is a paper lantern lighted with a candle and put on top of a stick that is carried along the streets of Florence on the night before September 8th. A bit of history This tradition is related to ancient times when farmers and peasants from the countryside went in procession to Florence to celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary in Piazza…
