Cocullo is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila , located in the Abruzzo region of Italy . As of 2013 its population was of 246.
5-610: The village is situated in the Peligna Valley , between the towns of Avezzano and Sulmona . It is linked with them by the A25 motorway and the Rome-Pescara railway line . It is a single civil parish ( frazione ), named Casale and borders with the municipalities of Anversa degli Abruzzi , Bugnara , Castel di Ieri , Castelvecchio Subequo , Goriano Sicoli , Ortona dei Marsi and Prezza . The origins of Cocullo are closely related to
10-496: A sort of " snake breeders ", and released in the surrounding woods at the end of the holiday. The festival, set every first of May since 2012 (in the past it took place every first Thursday in May), is a receptive event for thousands of Italian and foreign visitors. In 2009 it was cancelled due to some structural damages occurred into the village after the L'Aquila earthquake . This tradition, present also in coat of arms symbolism, substituted
15-488: The Ancient Roman town of Koukoulon , situated between Cocullo village and Casale. Cocullo is known for its singular patron saint's holiday, named Festa dei Serpari , in which the patron saint's statue ( Domenico di Sora ) is transported in procession covered with many snakes (mainly four-lined , aesculapian , grass and green whip snakes). The reptiles themselves are transported in procession by local serpari ,
20-500: The Paeligni . In prehistoric times, it was occupied by a lake which disappeared after a series of earthquakes approximately 300,000 years ago, leaving the land full of marshes but fertile. The former barrier between the lake and the sea was in what are now the gorges of Popoli . Three hills near Sulmona are the relics of the single island in the lake. The valley is crossed by the rivers Aterno and Sagittario . In addition to Sulmona ,
25-461: The ancient Roman mythologic ritual of Angitia , a snake goddess worshipped by the Marsi . [REDACTED] Media related to Cocullo at Wikimedia Commons Valle Peligna The Valle Peligna , also known as Conca di Sulmona , is a plateau in central Abruzzo , southern Italy, included in the province of L'Aquila . It has a surface of some 100 km . The valley takes its name from
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