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    Philip-Jacob butter, can be used to treat earache. In Italy it is called Calendimaggio or cantar maggio a seasonal feast held to celebrate the arrival of spring...
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    for its historical recollections such as the festival of the Ceri, Calendimaggio in Assisi and the giostra della Quintana in Foligno, but also for one...
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    influence of Giotto on his Marian art, midway through his career. The Calendimaggio Festival takes place on the first four days of May ending on a Saturday...
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    The battle of Forlì, also called the battle of Calendimaggio (1 May), was a disastrous defeat for Jean d'Eppe. His largely French army was reduced, in...
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  • carnival season in Florence, mainly the weeks preceding Lent and the Calendimaggio, which lasted from May 1 to June 24. The festivities included song and...
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    held every year in via San Gregorio Armeno. In Italy May Day is called Calendimaggio or cantar maggio a seasonal feast held to celebrate the arrival of spring...
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  • in 1984 by musicians who had participated for several years in the Calendimaggio medieval festival in Assisi (Umbria). The four founder members were:...
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    and was translated into German as Das große Rennen ("The Big Race"). Calendimaggio, libretto by Pietro Gori, Florence 1910 Ruy Blas, based on Victor Hugo...
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  • carnival twice annually. These festivals took place before Lent and during Calendimaggio, which celebrated the return of spring beginning on May 1 and ending...
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