Hoga Zait, the Cimbrian festival of the Municipality of Roana, awaits you from July 10 to 19, in the districts of the Municipality of Roana. The event offers activities focused on tradition and Cimbrian culture, particularly with workshops, excursions, concerts, theatrical performances, and cultural evenings. This year the festival reaches its 21st edition and takes on a special meaning as it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the twinning between Roana and Velden, a town in Bavaria, a true bond born from language and culture.
Significant moments will surely not be lacking: the inauguration of the "Bosco di Velden", the Official Ceremony for the fiftieth anniversary of the Roana – Velden twinning; the unveiling of the sculpture "Due in uno" by artist Marco Martalar and the signing of the Cooperation Protocol 2026-2029; the "Volksfest", a popular festival. The inauguration of the new “Via Velden” and the reopening of the Cimbrian Culture Museum in Roana; the sung Mass in Cimbrian and the presentations of the books "Poesie/gasènglen" and "Lungo i fiumi dell'Alabama". The screening of the film "Lunana - The Village at the End of the World", by Utenese director Pawo Choyning Dorji, winner of the Lessinia d'Oro at the 26th Lessinia Film Festival and nominated for the Oscar award in 2022. Concerts featuring The Rumpled, the Cimbrian Polyphonic Choir of Luserna, and BandaBrian. To conclude with the Grand Fairytale Show of the Zelighen Baiblen.
