Editing Lombardy (section)

==Traditions and folklore==
[[File:Carnevale di Bagolino 1.JPG|thumb|left|Typical masks of the {{ill|Bagolino Carnival|it|Carnevale di Bagolino}}, in the [[province of Brescia]]]]

There are numerous traditional festivals and meetings in Lombardy: cities and towns offer calendars full of events, some of which have ancient origins.

The [[Oh bej! Oh bej!]] is held in Milan on 7 and 8 December each year and commemorates the appointment of Saint [[Ambrose]] as bishop of the city.

The {{ill|Ambrosian Carnival|it|Carnevale Ambrosiano}} ({{langx|it|Carnevale Ambrosiano}}) is celebrated in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan]] and in the territories of some of the neighbouring [[diocese]]s. It lasts until the first Saturday of Lent.<ref name="AA.VV">{{cite book|title=Per conoscere la Lombardia (storia, geografia, usi e costumi)|author=[[AA.VV.]]|page=23|publisher=Ericart|year=2002|isbn=978-88-512-0111-1|language=it}}</ref>

The {{ill|Bagolino Carnival|it|Carnevale di Bagolino}} ({{langx|it|Carnevale di Bagolino}}), of very ancient tradition, is celebrated in [[Bagolino]], an ancient village that retains its medieval architectural characteristics and located in the Caffaro Valley, in the [[province of Brescia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.lombardia.it/cs/Satellite?c=Redazionale_P&childpagename=TempoLibero%2FDetail&cid=1213345155655&pagename=TMPLBRWrapper|title=Il Carnevale di Bagolino|access-date=30 March 2013|language=it|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085840/http://www.regione.lombardia.it/cs/Satellite?c=Redazionale_P&childpagename=TempoLibero%2FDetail&cid=1213345155655&pagename=TMPLBRWrapper|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Corsa ippica - Palio di Legnano 2014.JPG|thumb|The horse race of the [[Palio di Legnano]] 2014]]

The [[Palio di Legnano]] is held in [[Legnano|the city of the same name]] and in the [[Metropolitan City of Milan]], on the last Sunday of May. It is the historical re-enactment which celebrates the victory of the [[Lombard League]] over the emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa]] in the [[battle of Legnano]] on 29 May 1176. The event includes a [[medieval pageant]] through the streets of the city and finally a [[horse race]] between the [[Contrade of Legnano|eight contrade]] in which Legnano is divided.

The historical re-enactment of the [[oath of Pontida]] is held in [[Pontida]], in the [[province of Bergamo]], on 7 March and commemorates the legendary oath of the Lombard League which should have been the prelude to the victorious war of the Lombard municipalities against Barbarossa.<ref name="AA.VV" />