Ceres and the Mediterranean
Ceres and the Mediterranean
Cerealia – The Festival of Grains
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Ceres and the Mediterranean
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Cerealia festival
Cerealia is a festival celebrating all grains, just as they were honored in ancient Rome through the rites of the Vestal Virgins and the festivals dedicated to Ceres. Today, this celebration looks beyond its origins and embraces the countries of the Mediterranean basin, giving rise to the subtitle Ceres and the Mediterranean.
Cerealia Is …
Celebrating the value of the land and indigenous cultures, honoring ancient customs, fostering cultural exchange, and connecting environment, agriculture, gastronomy, economy, trade, and social life, with entertainment, cultural activities, meeting points, and B&B accommodations.
Highlights: Events & News
Numerous events take place across different regions (Lazio, Puglia, Sicily, Lombardy, Umbria, Piedmont), highlighting the educational dimension of the Cerealia project, which for over a decade has promoted cultural and scientific outreach.
MARGINALIA 2026
From August 20 to 23, 2026, “Marginalia – Una storia in salita” returns to Miranda (Isernia). Organized by the association Miror APS, this cultural festival is dedicated to inland areas, small towns, and the many ways of inhabiting these "marginal" territories.
Jelsi Wheat Festival – 221st Edition
On Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th, the 221st edition of the Jelsi Wheat Festival takes place in Jelsi—one of the most historic events celebrating Molise's rural culture and artistic craftsmanship.
Food design: regenereting places, through agroecology, design and citizen science
On June 10th and 12th, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the Colonna APS Socio-Cultural Center will host two open days to welcome members and stakeholders. The aim is to introduce the space, share ideas, and welcome proposals regarding the functional and programmatic redevelopment of the CSAQ
WineFormMais
Lunches and dinners, masterclasses, conferences, protagonist producers: the best of wines, corn and orobic
Women custodians of the Earth
Experiences, skills and visions for sustainable and innovative agriculture
Rural Digital Forum
maratona online dedicata all'innovazione delle strategie territoriali delle zone rurali e delle aree interne del Paese: da geografie ostinatamente considerate "minori", a nuovi paradigmi di sviluppo fondate su paesaggi agrari, agriturismo, agricoltura rigenerativa e nuove connessioni città/campagna.
Ceres and the Land of Grain: Symbols of Bread
From May 29th to 31st, Leonforte will host the 2nd International Conference "Ceres and the Land of Wheat: Symbols of Bread," an event dedicated to the culture of wheat, bread, and ancient Mediterranean cereal-growing traditions.
Madre terra - Terra Madre
Through history, archaeology and art, the initiative explores the role of women in agricultural culture and in the relationship between community, territory and traditions.
A World of Fruit: The Cherry: Art, History, and Health
Conference dedicated to the cherry fruit, organized by Inpiazza cultural association, CREA, Farmalabor, official partner Willy Green Teconology
Monumental trees: guardians of the landscape
Conference and musical and artistic entertainment dedicated to monumental trees, on the occasion of Fascination Plants Day