| During the first Sunday of May, on celebrates the passion play of "Lu Lope." "The Miracle of St. Dominic and the Wolf" is one of the most significant sacred stories that have come down to us and one that reminds Pretoro every first Sunday in May (read the story of the representation).
In the center of the village takes the prize for the biggest and most beautiful snakes found near Pretoro (read the rules of the race of serpents).
In the story of the Passion Play, the child is kidnapped by a wolf while parents are in the forest to cut wood. San Domenico, moved by the heartfelt prayers of parents, intervenes and tames the wolf by making himself the baby back home. Then the miracle can take place: the sound of bells will spread the news to the valleys and peaks, up to Monte Amaro. |