February. Apulia. I don’t know about you, but these two words together make me think about just one thing: Carnival . I live in a town where Carnival is a tradition and this period has always been characterized by the choice of the costume to wear during parades. Yet, I must admit that Carnival in Massafra has to compare itself with a giant of Carnival tradition in Apulia: the Carnival of Putignano , the longest in Italy and the oldest in Europe.