Editing Procida (section)

==Culture==
Several writers have set their novels in Procida. These include ''[[Graziella]]'' written by [[Alphonse de Lamartine]], who came to Procida from Bourgogne at the beginning of the 19th century while in the [[France|French]] army; and ''[[L'isola di Arturo|Arthur's Island]]'' (1957) by [[Elsa Morante]].

Procida has been chosen as a film set for numerous films (more than 30 films) including ''[[Il Postino|The Postman]]'' and ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]''. Procida was also the site of filming for scenes in ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'', starring [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Richard Burton]]. Specifically, the harbour of Procida was shown in scenes related to Cleopatra's barge, which was intended to represent the harbour of the ancient city of Tarsus in Asia Minor. In anachronistic Hollywood fashion, the baroque dome of the church in Procida can be seen in the background as the golden Egyptian barge of Cleopatra is docking in the port.
[[File:Procida2.jpg|thumb|right|The historical centre]] 
In 2013, Fabrizio Borgogna launched the Procida Film Festival, an international contest for young movie directors, writers and lovers.
[[File:Procida-208-Processione dei Misteri-Kreuzerhebung-1986-gje.jpg|thumb|right|Procession of the Mysteries]]

===Folklore and traditions===
There are many religious traditions on the island tied to the period of [[Holy Week]] before [[Good Friday]]. The most evocative of these are the Procession of the Apostles of Holy Thursday and the Procession of the Mysteries of Good Friday. The last one is based on a tradition going back to the end of the 17th century. In the [[procession]], the young males of the island, dressed in the traditional dress of the "Confraternity of the Turchini", carry [[allegory|allegorical]] wagons (called "mysteries") of religious character for a fixed distance, from the village of Torre Murata to the port of Marina Grande. The "mysteries", often highly artistic, are prepared by the young people and generally, nobody except them would have, at least in theory, seen them before the procession. After the procession, they are taken apart or destroyed.

Every summer, there is an election of the ''Graziella'' ("Little Graceful"), a young woman that wears the customary clothes of the island, referring to the history told in [[Alphonse de Lamartine]]'s novel, ''Graziella''. Also during the summer, a [[literary award]] dedicated to [[Elsa Morante]] and her novel, ''Arthur's Island'', is presented.

=== Italian Capital of Culture 2022 ===
Procida has been chosen from among several Italian candidate cities to be the [https://www.procida2022.com Italian Capital of Culture 2022]. On 18 January 2020, the Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, [[Dario Franceschini]] announced the reasons that led to this choice: the cultural project has well-structured local and regional public and private support, giving importance to the heritage and landscape dimension of the place. 

In relation to this, the artisanal dimension has been emphasised, given by the small workshops that characterise the tradition of the Mediterranean islands. The project encompasses characteristics such as authenticity, sustainability of development, culture of the islands and coastal areas of the Bel Paese.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PROCIDA CAPITALE ITALIANA DELLA CULTURA PER IL 2022|url=https://www.beniculturali.it/procida2022|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali e per il Turismo|language=it}}</ref>