The Stag Man (Gl' Cierv) performs his eerie Carnival ritual on Sunday 23rd February 2020 in the remote Mainarde mountain town of Castelnuovo di Volturno in Molise. After sunset, he emerges dressed in goatskins, his hands and face blackened, his head crowned with a pair of mighty stag's antlers, and roams the streets in an attempt to terrorize the inhabitants. He will be hunted by il Cacciatore (the Huntsman) and Martino, a Pulcinello-type figure who manages to capture him. The scene is embellished with other mythical figures, like the Janare (witches.) Clanging cow bells and reed-pipe players provide the musical background for this ancient ritual – one of the oldest and most unusual Carnival celebrations in Italy.
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