Jelsi is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso

Province of Campobasso

The Province of Campobasso is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso.It has an area of 2,909 km², and a total population of 230,692...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Molise

Molise

Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...

, located about 12 km southeast of Campobasso

Campobasso

-Main sights:The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements have been found...

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Jelsi borders the following municipalities: Campodipietra

Campodipietra

Campodipietra is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 7 km east of Campobasso....

, Cercemaggiore

Cercemaggiore

Cercemaggiore is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 12 km southeast of Campobasso....

, Gildone

Gildone

Gildone is a hill town and comune in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise region . At its peak, the town consisted of 3,000 inhabitants, but the population now numbers about 900...

, Pietracatella

Pietracatella

Pietracatella is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 15 km east of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,543 and an area of 50.0 km²....

, Riccia, Toro

Toro, Italy

Toro is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 8 km east of Campobasso.Toro borders the following municipalities: Campodipietra, Jelsi, Monacilioni, Pietracatella, San Giovanni in Galdo....

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Each year, the feast of Saint Anne is held here. It is also referred to as the feast of grain. Villagers are free to enter the float competition, in which case they must create a float out of grain, which can or cannot have to do with Saint Anne. If it is pulled by a cow, it is a traglia, but if it is pulled by a small tractor, it is a carro.