Putignano
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Putignano is a town and comune
in the province of Bari
, Puglia, Italy
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are one example), wedding and children dresses.
It is the oldest (dating to 1394) and longest Italian carnival. It starts the day after Christmas and finishes the day before the ash Wednesday. There are four Carnival parades, 3 on the last month's Sundays and one in the evening of the last day of carnival (shrove Tuesday). Since 2005 the Carnival Foundation added a summer parades that usually takes place in July.
The name of the city has also been given to an asteroid (7665 Putignano) of the solar system.
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:...
in the province of Bari
Province of Bari
The Province of Bari is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bari.It has an area of 5,138 km², and a total population of 1,594,109 . There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bari...
, Puglia, Italy
Italy
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Economy
In the past the economy of the city was principally based on agriculture, but soon the population converted the rural village into an industrial center. Numerous families created many companies from the scratch, in industries such as foods (taralliTaralli
Taralli are an Italian snack food, common all over the southern half of the Italian Peninsula. A cracker similar in texture to a breadstick or a pretzel, taralli can be sweet or savory. Sweet taralli are sometimes glazed with sugar. Savory taralli may be flavored with onion, garlic, sesame seeds,...
are one example), wedding and children dresses.
Culture
Putignano is well known for its Carnival.It is the oldest (dating to 1394) and longest Italian carnival. It starts the day after Christmas and finishes the day before the ash Wednesday. There are four Carnival parades, 3 on the last month's Sundays and one in the evening of the last day of carnival (shrove Tuesday). Since 2005 the Carnival Foundation added a summer parades that usually takes place in July.
The name of the city has also been given to an asteroid (7665 Putignano) of the solar system.