Calendimaggio is the festival in north-central Italy that celebrates the return of spring. It is celebrated on May 1st, because it refers to the Kalends of the month in the Roman calendar, which honored the goddess Flora, responsible for the blossoming of trees. It corresponds to the feast of Beltane (Ireland, Scotland, Wales) or Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe), and astronomically contrasts with All Saints' Day on November 1st. How was Calendimaggio celebrated i