Confeugo: The Vertical Flame of Genoa

“Bon sabbo à tutti! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 !” (Happy Saturday, everyone!)

I recently moved to Italy, specifically to Liguria, where Genoa sits like a scarred sentinel watching over the Mediterranean. This afternoon, December 20th, I stood in the heart of the city to witness the Confeugo. It is a ceremony of fire, prophecy, and linguistic ghosts, and it forced me to look past the postcard version of Italy to something much more abrasive and real.