“Corajisima”: an ancient popular tradition
What does it mean to live in Calabria? Many will answer: enjoy an excellent climate, excellent food, excellent sea, excellent landscapes...
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11 mag 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Old units of measurement used by Calabrian peasants
Until a few decades ago, the systems and units of measurement prescribed by Ferdinand I of Aragon in the ancient Kingdom of Naples were...
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10 mag 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Memoirs of 19th century Calabria
The desire to learn through exploration is not a new phenomenon, it also provides a link to the past. During the 17th and 18th centuries...
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7 mag 2021Tempo di lettura: 1 min
Piazza Castello, Badolato, Italy: from a threatening castle to an enjoyable open air living room
Where today there is Piazza Castello (Castle Square), in early days you used to find a fortress to defend the territory of Badolato from...
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4 mag 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
The wine in the catoja of Badolato, Southern Italy, as trait d’union between past and present
The word catóju comes from the Greek catagheou and means a room on ground floor or in the basement. The changes in the use of the catóju...
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3 mag 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Made in Calabria – Homemade soap
«A wonderful myth about the origin of soap is it was a gift to humanity from the Roman Goddess Sapo. Burnt offerings were made at her...
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29 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
The war memorial in Piazza Spirito Santo on the 76th Anniversary of the Liberation
We are in the central square of Satriano (a town in the province of Catanzaro), Piazza Spirito Santo, better known as ‘Bicocca’*, the...
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27 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Linguistic heritage – Occitans: the smallest minority in Calabria
Collective memory is related to history and has an identity function.The construction of a collective memory is instrumental in fostering...
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26 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Putting a whole village for sale in Badolato, Southern Italy
We sell food, clothes, technology, services, opinions, souls. But putting a whole village for sale? I mean, the place where you used to...
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21 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
An ancient place of worship guarded by a Giant: the stone of Sant’Antonino
While legend has it that the first inhabitants of Calabria were the sons of the ingenious Daedalus, builder of the famous Minotaur’s...
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20 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Linguistic heritage – Italian-Albanian minority in the heart of Calabria
The tale of a community starts from what makes it unique. A population identifies itself in cultural expressions that pass on its history...
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19 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 1 min
Killing the envy in Badolato – Calabria, Italy
“Crepa l’invidia” means “Should die your envy” and by walking around in Badolato, you will find this writing at some catojo (dialect word...
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12 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Thirsty eyes by ‘a petra d’annamuratu – the stone of the man in love in Badolato, Calabria (Italy)
Close your eyes and imagine walking down a street of a beautiful Medieval village built on a hill. You are barefoot and your varijli*,...
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9 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Linguistic heritage – A unique variety of Greek in Calabria
According to UNESCO “one language disappears on average every two weeks, taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage.” ...
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6 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 1 min
The Immacolata Church of Badolato – Calabria (Italy)
The Immacolata Church is one of the 11 churches that you can find in Badolato and probably the most eye-catching, because of its...
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2 apr 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Exciting sculptures that help to rediscover the soul
Calabria’s historical, cultural and artistic heritage is immense. Our region is one of the richest in the world. Calabrian literature,...
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31 mar 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Davoli Superiore (CZ) – Italy: The village of Portals
On the hills of the Ionian coast of Calabria, not far from the sea, lies the small village of Davoli Superiore, an open-air museum with a...
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25 mar 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
The Renaissance of Calabria in the Pietà of Antonello Gagini in Soverato
Since JUMP has been hosting lecturers from all over Europe since 2015, the team has always included a walking tour in Upper Soverato in...
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