page_title: Carnival of Satriano di Lucania
section_title: The bear (l'Urs)
hierarchical_section_title: Carnival of Satriano di Lucania / Masks / The bear (l'Urs)
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Autore: montescaglioso.net Fonte: montescaglioso.net Descrizione: Gli orsi Licenza d'uso: libera Note: nessuna
context_page_description: The Carnival of Satriano, held in Satriano di Lucania, Italy every February, is one of the country's many carnivals. Held on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday before Fat Tuesday, it has been conducted for centuries. The event is among the most important carnival traditions of the region and of Italy and it is unique in that participants wear costumes, or masks, of bears, hermits, or lent.
context_section_description: The bear is a symbol of prosperity, good fortune and success. It represents early citizens who emigrated to distant lands, made a fortune, and acquired symbols of wealth, like fine leathers. Traveling with the bear is a pastor dressed in the traditional clothes of the area and whose task is to keep pace with the bear and ensure that there are not "too many problems" endured by the people. Far from their native land, the bear is practically mute. A bag over his head, with holes for eyes and the mouth, hides the true identity of the person. Around his body are noise-making bells.
caption: The bear
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