background. Traditional annual events Feast of the Patron (San Rocco) It is celebrated on 16 August and the residents of Roverè follow a procession through the streets of the district. Feast of 'Maroni' An event that is held every year at the penultimate Sunday of October, with the tradition of the tasting of the most characteristical and appetizing fruit found on the Veronese mountain. Epiphany, "brusàr la vecia" (to burn the witch) People of the district form conical heaps made of dry twig and chopped-off branches and they burn them on the evening of the 6 January. Above the bonfire a puppet, representing an old witch, hence the name, may be hung. St. Charles Borromeo, the "bread of the poor" On 4 November, blessed bread is distributed to the population. External links Site dedicated to San Rocco di Piegara Lessinia Natural Park Comunità Montana della Lessinia Frazioni of the Province of Verona