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The origin of the ''strascinati'' goes back to the Middle ages. It's a dish handed down in its traditional, practically unchanged recipe. Lean lard, fresh sausages, eggs and pecorino cheese, mixed and thickened, are still today the basic ingredients for this local dish, protagonist of the festival of Monteleone di Spoleto.

August: Our Lady of the Assumption - This is the historic commemoration of the Renaissance in period costumes with which the Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption is celebrated at Monteleone di Spoleto. In the course of the ceremony a church candle that weighs 20 pounds is offered to the church Chiesa di San Francesco, and the districts of the town compete in several trials until the handing over of the trophy.
December: The spelt of St Nicola - The day before the feast in honour of the patron saint St Nicola in the church of the same name a spelt soup is prepared in a cauldron and distributed among the inhabitants at noon.