Religiousness
The Grotta dei Piccioni

The slopes of the Majella are studded with grottoes but there is one in particular, the Grotta dei Piccioni near Bolognano, which is able to transport the visitor into a dimension where human life Seems to be completely at one with Time. In the Grotta dei Piccioni the first traces of Man date back to about 6500 years ago. The uniqueness and fascination of this grotto lie Particularly in the testimonies that have been preserved in it. It was not, in fact, a "habitat" as such of the ancient neolithic populations, people organized into tribes who lived in hut villages Nor was the grotto a temporary refuge for hunters or for those already involved in agriculture a place to keep their crops nor even a place for those who worked in ceramics, it was instead, a sanctuary.
In fact, inside the grotto, in a shallow ditch, it is still possible to see a little heap of small bones; according to archeologists they are the remains of a child of about 10 years old sacrificed about 6500 years ago during sacred rites in honour of the goddess Earth. A further testimony to the sacred nature and to continuity in worship in the region is the Grotta di S. Angelo, not far from Palombaro, still on the Majella.

Religiousness

The Grotta dei Piccioni

The worship to the Dea Bona
and Ercole Curino

The worship of S. Michele Arcangelo

The Hermitages