Preisguffen – Easter ritual in Villabassa

On Easter Sunday a funny competition, with boiled and decorated eggs.

Sunday, April 20th, 2025 – Easter Sunday – in Villabassa, occurs the Preisguffen, a competition with boiled eggs.

The Preisguffen competition takes place after the Holy Mass with a series of two players, The players have an egg each, and try to break the shell of the rival’s egg. The egg that will remain intact wins and the winner hangs the egg on a tree branch as a sign of good luck.

In the Trentino Alto Adige region, Easter Sunday is dedicated to the family, and eggs are the main traditional characters of the day. For example, while the adults talk at lunch, the children search for eggs and sweets, hidden in the garden by the “Easter bunny”
Once it was also a tradition that young girls were given an Easter egg as a gift to the men who they would have liked to marry.

Useful information
The colored eggs for the competition can be purchased directly in Villabassa
For more information call +39.0474.745.136
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Thanks to Colours for the photo