| Preface | p. xiii |
| A World Hung with Banners | p. 3 |
| Abundance | p. 15 |
| Festa dei Serpari Snake Festival in Cocullo | p. 21 |
| Sagra del Pesce Fish Sagra in Camogli | p. 36 |
| Corsa dei Ceri Race of the Candles in Gubbio | p. 42 |
| Festa del Riso Rice Festival in Villimpenta | p. 60 |
| Sagra della Fragola Strawberry Festival in Nemi | p. 65 |
| Infiorata Carpets of Flowers in Spello | p. 71 |
| Festa dei Gigli Dance of the Lilies in Nola | p. 82 |
| San Giovanni Battista Festival of Saint John The Baptist | p. 91 |
| Raccolto del Grano Wheat Harvest in the Val di Chiana | p. 106 |
| Festino di Santa Rosalia Feast of Saint Rosalia in Palermo | p. 114 |
| Festa del Redentore Feast of the Redeemer in Venice | p. 124 |
| Festa del Calderon Festival of the Cauldron in Altopascio | p. 128 |
| Harvest | p. 131 |
| Il Palio Palio in Siena | p. 139 |
| Torta dei Fieschi Cake of the Fieschi in Lavagna | p. 152 |
| Fiera del Cacio Fair of Pecorino Cheese in Pienza | p. 156 |
| Sagra del Cinghiale Boar Festival in Capalbio | p. 161 |
| Sagra Dell'Oca Goose Festival in Mortara | p. 167 |
| Rassegna dei Cuochi Celebration of Cooks in Villa Santa Maria | p. 170 |
| Fiera Dell'Uva Wine Grape Festival in Greve in Chianti | p. 177 |
| Sagra Dell'Uva Grape Festival in Quartu Sant'Elena | p. 186 |
| Sagra Dell'Uva Grape Harvest in Merano | p. 195 |
| Vendemmia Wine Grape Crush in Alba and Todi | p. 201 |
| Il Palio Degli Asini e la Fiera del Tartufo Donkey Palio and Truffle Fair in Alba | p. 208 |
| Darkness | p. 219 |
| San Martino Saint Martin's Day | p. 236 |
| Santa Lucia Saint Lucy's Day in Sicily and Lombardy | p. 240 |
| Natale Christmas | p. 247 |
| Capo D'Anno New Year | p. 287 |
| Epifania Epiphany in Tarcento | p. 298 |
| Sant'Antonio Abate Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot | p. 310 |
| Rebirth | p. 329 |
| San Biagio Feast Day of Saint Blaise | p. 339 |
| Carnevale Carnival in Italy | p. 343 |
| Venerdi Gnoccolar Gnocchi Bacchanalia in Verona | p. 369 |
| Polentata Polenta Celebration in Tossignano | p. 373 |
| Pranzo del Purgatorio Ash Wednesday Purgatorial Lunch in Gradoli | p. 377 |
| Quaresima Lent | p. 384 |
| San Giuseppe Saint Joseph's Day | p. 392 |
| Pasqua Easter in Sicily | p. 408 |
| Of Meals and Myths | p. 439 |
| Cooking from This Book | p. 445 |
| Recipes by Category | p. 449 |
| Traveler's Calendar | p. 455 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 499 |
| Index | p. 511 |
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