Festival di Aquiloni

On Sunday I went to Ferrara's 29th Annual International Kite Festival. It was incredible. This festival embraced any wind-oriented activity, whether it be kites, frisbees, bubbles, windmills, balloons, etc. There were hundreds of people with kites, from the simple triangular kite to enormous fabric creations that somehow managed to get airborn. The sun was shining, but, unfortunately, the wind was not extremely strong, so the bigger kites mostly stayed on the ground. I found it interesting that there is an entire genre of kites that are shaped like umbrellas. The festival was kind of like a hippie music festival, but without the alcohol, rocknroll, and stoned wookies. It kind of made me want to buy a kite and become an aquilonista.