Concetti Chiave
- Festivals in Italy often have ancient origins, with meanings that have evolved or been lost over time.
- Sardinian festivals may trace back to agricultural or pastoral rituals, Dionysian dances, or symbolic performances.
- The celebration of S. Antonio Abate on January 16-17 features bonfires, food, sweets, and wine offered to attendees.
- The Issohadores perform in Mamoiada, wearing goat skins and using ropes in a playful tradition to 'capture' people for donations.
- Mamoiada in the province of Nuoro, with about 3000 residents, hosts one of Sardinia's most renowned festivals.
Origini e significati dei festival
Some festival’s origin here in Italy goes back to the ancient days and the true meaning has been lost as time passed. Some people see several festivals (such as the ones in Sardinia) as a ritual procession carried out by the Sardinian people to honour some agricultural or pastoral god, while others believe it is an ancient Dionysian dance (festival taken place in order to honour this greece god). And others think that the performance durino some processione represent the killing of the old people, and some for example think that the mamuthones mask potrays some diabolical spirit.
Celebrazione di S. Antonio Abate
Durino the year the main events are the celebration os S. Antonio Abate (Jan 16-17) and others. The whole villane is brought to life with dancing, open house offer cooked food and wine to the crowd. In January the celebration to honour S. Antonio Abate begins on the evening of Jan 16 with a ceremony durino which a bonifire outside the parodical church.
The worshippers circe round the fire where three times singing and praying. The local community gathers around the bonfires where food, sweets and wines are offered to the citizens and to the many visitors. It is on this occasion that Issohadores make their first outing of the year. They usually put on animal skins (goat skin precisely) and they take along with them long ropes which they use to catch people (signifying the victims) but obviously who is been caught by them is pushed to pay a certain amount of money in order to obtain his/her liberty or they can also offer drinks etc. This festival is done most especially in a small town called Mamoiada in the province of Nuoro with about 3000 habitants. It’s among thw well-known festival in Sardinia.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è l'origine dei festival italiani menzionati nel testo?
- Come si celebra S. Antonio Abate a gennaio?
- Quali sono le tradizioni di Mamoiada durante i festival?
L'origine di alcuni festival italiani risale ai tempi antichi, con significati che si sono persi nel tempo. Alcuni vedono questi festival come processioni rituali per onorare divinità agricole o pastorali, mentre altri li considerano danze dionisiache o rappresentazioni di spiriti diabolici.
La celebrazione di S. Antonio Abate avviene il 16-17 gennaio, con il villaggio animato da danze e case aperte che offrono cibo e vino. La sera del 16 gennaio inizia con un falò fuori dalla chiesa parrocchiale.
A Mamoiada, i fedeli si radunano intorno ai falò cantando e pregando. Gli Issohadores fanno la loro prima uscita dell'anno, indossando pelli di animali e usando corde per catturare persone, che devono pagare o offrire bevande per essere liberate.
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