Bormio's and its valleys history conserved itself in numerous folk traditions over the centuries.
These traditions, all rich in superstition and legends, were passed down from father to son and exhilarate until today its people and tourists throughout the year during folk festivities conserving its uniqueness.
Bormio's farming culture manifests in different religious festivities, such as the Pasquali, but also in popular ones, such as the Carneval di Mat, l'è fora Geneiron and L'è fora l'Ors e la Tana, Gabinat and the Palio delle Contrade. In the past, these festivities represented possibilities to compensate the often hard life of a people deeply tied in its pasture farming and farming routine in an often rough and challenging climate.