As well as being famous for the beauty of its lake and its mountains, Scanno has long been known for the wonderful costume worn by local women. At the end of last century, when the first tourist and scholars reached the village, they were attracted by the women's costume and by their homes, in the fields and in the woods.It is said that the women's costume is black further to a church regulation. In fact, maybe local women prefer using the black wool of their sheep for their dresses, partially doing without the expensive dyeing process.

Older women still the woolen cloth costume which is weaved by hand.The costume consists of big pleated skirt and a bodice(the"comodino"), a cloth scarf with silver buttons which covers their breast (the "pettiglia"),a pillow lace for their neck, a small hat of different colours (the "cappellitto") composed of the black "tocca", the "fasciatoio" and the "violitto", nd finally light shoes ("scarfuori").

The wedding dress, which is dotal property for the women and whose tradition dates back to the Middle Ages, has the same cut as the costume but the colours are bright.

The "Catenaccio" is a procession of couples dressed with the typical local costume similar to the one of the bride and groom used in the past, when they would go to the church and late in the evening, after the wedding banquet, to their new home with a band accompaniment.
This procession takes place every year on 14th August with a parade which winds medieval lanes, where only the tourist flashes violate the dim light and the peace of the village.

ST. MARTIN'S GLORIES
When the snow falls on Scanno, like the legendary mantle of St.Martin, in the village a long and silent hibernation starts.
The evening of 10th November however, the lanes of the village come to life for the construction of three big wood towers. These are the Glories, monumental wood pyres, 20 metres high which are burnt at sunset in three districts. Cardella, along the coast to Passo Godi, La Plaia, in the valley near the lake, San Martino, in front of the village near the cave of Cavaliere. All the people gather in the treshing-floor of Sant'Angelo to attend this suggestive ceremony.