Deruta has got several satellite villages in its territory that belong to its Municipality. One of them is the village of Ripabianca, famous for its ceramics large oil containers and planters, which are made of unpainted sealed bisqueware.
One of its citizens in the Renaissance was the witch Matteuccia, who unfortunately for her was born in the wrong times and was burned in the main square of Todi in 1428.
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She was a famous sorceress at that time and had a large clientele from all over the places, because she was well known for her healing remedies based on herbs and enchanted potions.
Twelve days after Christmas in Italy, on January 6th we celebrate the Epiphany which is both a religious and a pagan holiday. On behalf of the secular side of the holiday on this day witches called "Befana" are all over Italy to forward gifts to children.
The Epiphany is the last holiday of the calendar before Easter, which gives the start to the new season of holidays and solemnities, starting the new cycle of life with the rebirth of nature through springtime.
Life, nature, seasons and human relationships are common fonts of the religious and of the pagan holidays which run parallel in Italy. The most beautiful number the two celebrations of life have in common is the sacred number 12 (i.e. twelve apostles, 12 months, 12 days, 12 stars crowning the Virgin Mary in the book of the Apocalypse).
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Ripabianca is now under the territory of Deruta and as a consequence under the district of Perugia but in the Renaissance this village was under the district of the town of Todi.
Curiosity:
The most recent movie about witches has been released this year starring Nicholas Cage, Cama customer since 1993. The title of the movie is "Season of the witch". The movie gives us an idea of what the world looked like in the 1400s with impending plagues.
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Ripabianca is now under the territory of Deruta and as a consequence under the district of Perugia but in the Renaissance this village was under the district of the town of Todi.
Curiosity:
The most recent movie about witches has been released this year starring Nicholas Cage, Cama customer since 1993. The title of the movie is "Season of the witch". The movie gives us an idea of what the world looked like in the 1400s with impending plagues.
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