Festa delle Donne without Mimosa ?

image from Feste delle Donne 2004

The worst weather in 20 years (or the best depending on if you are a small child with a love of sledging)has meant that the flowers which are normally in bloom this time of year are nowhere to be seen.



The Feste delle Donne is generally celebrated with the giving of Mimosa flowers to all the women.

There are no Mimosa in flower this year in Barga so the festa has had one vital part missing ...... that is until somebody took the matter into their own hands and replanted a small Mimosa bush down at Barga Giardino with a large sign saying that it was a gift for all of the women of Barga.

Now the question the whole of Barga is asking is of course, just who are the mysterious benefactors A and M ? Fingers were pointed in the direction of Palazzo Pancrazi and the AM - Amministrazione Municipale where as others were indicating a place much nearer to hand. Who knows? What ever, it was a nice gesture.