'A juta a Montevergine: tammorra and dance, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo

Incredible energy betweens players of tammorra (tamburo, Italian hand drum) and dancers during the religious festival 'A juta a Montevergine. This is annual pilgrimage to the shrine of La Madonna di Montevergine, known as Madonna Nera or Mamma Schiavona, near Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo. The roots of the cult and of the festivity are archaic, possibly predating Christianity by many centuries. South Italy.