Ready to celebrate Carnival with Harlequind and the Band of Fools?
On Carnival day the Mayor hands the reins over to the Podestà del Mat (King of Fools) after the Podestà is officially crowned. Then all havoc breaks loose and anarchy reins, or rather, power is assumed by Harlequin and the Compagnia di Mat (the Band of Fools), who give a public reading of the gossip and complaints of the citizens taken from a post box set up for that purpose in the exquisite historic Piazza del Kuerc. Other activities include a parade through the historic centre led by the Harlequins, with children escorting the Podestà.
11.15 a.m.: ousting of the Mayor, coronation of the Podesc'tà di Mat (Podestà of Fools) and reading of the Pòsc'tà di Mat
1.00 p.m.: polentata of the poor
