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Candlemas in Sardinia

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Comments Candlemas in Sardinia

On February 2nd, the Catholic Church celebrates Candlemas.  Candles  are blessed, symbol of Christ " light  to enlighten the peoples", as the baby Jesus was called by the old Sime...

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The Sardinian Snack

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Food     Tags traditions & folklore food    0 Comments The Sardinian Snack

Up to yesterday, I thought that a spuntino (Italian for snack) was something you eat when you are hungry but you don't want to spoil your coming meal, so you put a piece of bread in your mouth w...

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Babbay Nou El: was Santa Claus Sardinian?

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Personalities Entertainment - Nightlife - Music     Tags traditions & folklore personalities entertainment - nightlife - concerts    0 Comments Babbay Nou El: was Santa Claus Sardinian?

" Jingle Bells Jingle Bells " ....it's time! The Nativity scene is ready, the resin scent of the Christmas Tree fills the air and Santa Claus is almost here. However, someone wondered why is ...

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The Dueno’s Vase

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore History & Culture Arts & Artisans     Tags traditions & folklore history & culture arts & artisans    0 Comments The Dueno’s Vase

The oldest document is written in Sardinian The Etruscan tradition used the so-called "talking objects". It concerned the handmade product where an engraved message was speaking firsthand to whom th...

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Spending A Day With Golfo Aranci’s Fishermen

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Sealife & Watersports Golfo Aranci Experiences & Activities     Tags traditions & folklore sealife & watersports golfo aranci experiences & activities    0 Comments Spending A Day With Golfo Aranci’s Fishermen

As we wrote in Golfo Aranci: A Fishermen Village , Golfo Aranci was a fishermen village before becoming a tourist destination. It was populated by fishermen coming from Ponza, one of the four isl...

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Conca Fraicata - a Smurfs’ House?

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape     Tags traditions & folklore nature & landscape    0 Comments Conca Fraicata - a Smurfs’ House?

Most of us grew up with the Smurfs . Back in 1958, the Belgian designer Peyo had the very happy inspiration of ​​creating the cute and little blue inhabitants of the woods, who lived in round house...

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Sardinia, Island Of Records

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Personalities Nature & Landscape History & Culture Food Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans     Tags traditions & folklore personalities nature & landscape history & culture food experiences & activities arts & artisans    0 Comments Sardinia, Island Of Records

Sardinia, a wonderful island in the Mediterranean, is somewhat reminiscent of the song by Georges Moustaki, where he portraits himself being " Half pirate, half artist ". Pirate because it is w...

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Abbamele

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore Food     Tags traditions & folklore food    0 Comments Abbamele

His name is Zi’ Pietrino, where “’Zi’” stands for uncle, now retired and sitting here with me on the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites terrace, overlooking the sea th...

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Archaeoacoustics

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Comments Archaeoacoustics

Here is a fascinating topic that I came across with, just by chance: Archaeoacoustics , a new science that is particularly relevant in understanding the real functions of specific archaeological ...

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Sardinia Towards UNESCO

Kategorien Traditions & Folklore History & Culture     Tags traditions & folklore history & culture    0 Comments Sardinia Towards UNESCO

«The monuments of the Nuragic civilization have an attraction potential comparable in the Mediterranean only to the Pharaohs Egypt.  Some sites have been well enhanced (among which the N...

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