This traditional event is named after the Italian word "fascia," which means ribbon or bandage, because during the festival, a convoy of boats is decorated with apple branches and filled with stones, then tied together before setting sail. Religious officials and the male heirs of famous sailors and respectable Perastans sit on the boats, while women greet them from the shore. Every year on July 22, the boats set off at sunset while a woman sings a traditional Bokelian song. They sail towards an island to fulfill their ancestors' legacy and throw stones around it.
