The crespella is one of the traditional sweets of Veroli and is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month of March after 9 with a festival in the village of Santa Francesca di Veroli.
A donut fried in olive oil prepared with love by the crespella makers of Veroli and offered to all travelers participating in this festival.
A day not only dedicated to food, but also to the tradition that revolves around this dish as particular as it is tasty.
For the duration of the party it is possible to attend the performances of local folk groups, dressed in the traditional ciociarian costume, and visit the many local craft stalls that wind through the streets of the village.
The history of the crespella is particular and a legend tells that two Verolani (perhaps just of the fraction of Santa Francesca) were on the Adriatic to a festival dedicated to fried fish in which these fish cooked in large pots were given to the participants.
Back in Veroli, they decided to do something like this by giving donuts for the feast of Santa Francesca Romana.
In 1964, then, two parish priests decided to combine the festival with the construction of allegorical wagons pulled by animals and which had to represent a cross-section of rural life.
So everyone wears Ciociaria clothes and takes off with the rhythm of the ballerina and with popular songs: each band has its own band.
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