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On Barbara Kornfeld
Sunday 23 February 2025 The enchanting village of Teggiano (on) He returns to shine with his fifteenth -century glories with the awarding of an initiative that has passionate about tourists and residents. The event takes place at the convent of the Santissima Pietà starting from 11:00 morning, in the council chamber senator in love. Forty the original works evaluated by a chosen jury, made of national and local professionals: Alessandra Barone, Journalist of the TG1; Angelo Raffaele Marmo, co-director of the national newspaper; Eduardo Scotti, Journalist of the newspaper La Repubblica; Massimo Pica, Campania photographer; Biagio Matera, Pro-Loco President Teggiano. The goal to which we have been working for some time is to decay the tourist influx: The award ceremony is one of the many steps towards the goal.
The lawyer. Biagio Matera, Fireless President of the Pro-Loco, made it known that the preparation of the competition took place in restricted times; so, There was little time to advertise their existence, despite that, has obtained "qualified and authoritative proposals" is therefore satisfied both for the amount of participating works and for the quality of the proposals, And "The jurors had difficulty identifying the best works". It expresses gratitude to the sensitivity of the Banco di Napoli Foundation which supported the idea and its implementation because - I say - despite being a multimedia competition, The prizes are real: five hundred euros to the first classified of each category. Matera claims that they "wanted this competition because, young and old, can also revive at a time following the event ... the spirit of At the table of Princess Costanza”. Therefore, Sunday 23 February '25 guests will be welcomed by the musicians, the drums, Principe, Princess, A representation nourished in costume of the Augustan event: each illustrated and valued work; therefore the winners of the three categories proclaimed. This is not a long -lasting event and it is understood by the regulation, in step with the times: especially in reference to the duration of the admissible proposals.
A glimpse of the contents sent by the participants that the Teggianese pro-loco is publishing on social networks I brought it back to graphics: The competition is divided into three sections. "Meeting you in Teggiano" imposed the presence at the August event for at least one of the three evenings to the participants, In order to narrate their impressions and emotions, choosing between three possible options: A photographic shot, A video clip, A journalistic essay. Clearly, video clips and journalistic article were placed restrictions because they are intended for dissemination on the web. Each participant was able to choose to apply with an elaborate one of the categories only, under penalty of exclusion: – unless they are cases of homonymy - there are a couple of products that contribute in two categories, Participants probably love their own country who have decided to limit themselves to sharing their emotions in spite of the competition. In this case the regulation would be respected because it would exclude them from the prizes but not from the media showcase.
The feedback took place by tourists, residents of the area, Information professionals. Each in its own way told "At the table of Princess Costanza". And therefore, For those who still don't know her: few, especially abroad, it is a duty and arduous to mention. It is not a simple historical re -enactment as many are set up. It is one of the most qualified and well organized in Italy: Reportable to the wedding of Costanza da Montefeltro - Federico's daughter, Duke of Urbino – with the Prince of Salerno and the Lord of Diano Antonello Sanseverino, In the 1480. The figures wear clothes that faithfully resume the Foggia of the time, The result of studies at the entities that retain the texts inherent in Salerno. The thirst are those of San Leucio. Every corner of the village is decorated, Starting from the terraces, Moving from the terranean rooms that become taverns that host shops of ancient arts, for their, ebanisti, herbalists, ceramists. Mayor and Bishop fully support the event: The mayor parades in vintage costume; The bishop lets the diocesan museum visit the over twenty monumental churches of the site for free and open. The climate is party, People run from various regions: Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria, Lazio. The emigrated Teggianese and those residing in other regions are at home again. The climate varies from the afternoon heat to the cool of the evening. The procession starts from the Macchiaroli Castle that dominates the valley – which was once "the diano" - with flag -wavers who come from Cava dei Tirreni, The women's group of the "Tamburines of the State of Diano", representatives of all the countries of the Vallo di Diano, the notables, I Principles, the people. The principles and nobles cross the main course of Teggiano, Under the obelisk of the beloved San cono protector, skirting the bell tower of the Duomo, and they come to the seat, toponomastically at the intersection of the thistle and decuman, in ancient times of the City Council: A banquet is set up here. The representative scheme does not make the suggestion of the passages, Also because along the way there are various entertainers who offer crowd shows. Everything is carried out in order and precision. The seat is one of the best preserved in the world.
The event is not limited to this suggestive procession, path in both the directions of the course: The figures cross the whole village, set up with taverns of all crafts and with the gastronomic shops. The spectators are fully involved on the party because the barriers are arranged only along the course, where there is the choreographic need to keep order, elsewhere people are free to circulate and entertain themselves with the figures, including principles.
However, I cannot reveal all the phases of the event, Also because they are many and it would be reductive: We must participate to experience a unique event throughout southern Italy. But in Teggiano it is nice to walk even in winter, When you can admire art and culture in total tranquility. I still remember when a Sunday of a decade ago I accompanied my uncle and a group of his colleagues Sienese magistrates to visit the village: they were amazed for beauty, decorum, cleaning, the state of conservation, The cordiality of commercial operators. My uncle is originally from Cilento, expressed with a motion of pride how much this southern jewel had nothing to envy to their Tuscan towns. I showed them from my laptop the images of the August party, especially the detail of the costumes, silence during the procession, the interpretation of the figures. This is to represent one of the most sophisticated examples of "word of mouth" that over the years has made the event more and more known: Normally tourists do it with their smartphones, posting their emotions on the web, And it's a crescendo.
Another favorable element of the August festival is the attention paid to inclusive and logistics of safety: I experienced it personally. I have been following the event for years: with a defection due to a sudden cranial surgery. When my medical team has granted permission to actively resume participating in troupe services, I chose two particularly significant events, a spiritual and this anthropological: Both ardi for the duration but – In the case of Teggiano – I had no doubts about the perfect logistics organization. Handicap carriers have a valid support in institutions and pro-loco. In my case: brain tumors, The handicap is not seen, The risk - everywhere in summer - is that the heat increases the cranial temperature and cause fainting. I considered it appropriate to also warn the commander of the Municipal Police, Antonio Di Zeo - who granted his kind support – and the municipal civil protection, who flooded me with attention, Especially by Vincenzo, well known in the country. I am grateful to all of them because they made me proud of "well -desired gears": mind you well, they were not attentions "reserved for me as I", I was any one, the logistics of inclusion, of security and feeling good during events in Teggiano is guaranteed. So much so that in the afternoon a doctor who brought me with grace and confidentiality of the dry ice was joined: he had noticed that I was tired, We dialogue a few moments to clarify the problem, Ten minutes later I was ready to resume my work. And the desire to do there is born spontaneous because there is a lot and done well, faithfully.
The greatest difference with other places, however, is in the will of the residents: In a few other Italian places I noticed such an abnegation by the locals, Maybe in Gubbio, Guardia Sanframondi and Catania.
In thirty years the event grew with them: recently, For example, the spectacular "assault on the castle" is recited by the same figures, Fact that added thickness to the representation that ends every evening of the event between fireworks and cannon shots. Young people invented new forms of entertainment, within the reach of their peers, which add attraction and freshness to the event.
It is therefore not only the beauty of the village, Only food, only entertainment, only the faithful re -enactment of the facts, It is the ingenuity, the love and involvement of the people who make the difference. This river of love involves and overwhelms: cheers consistency, cheers Teggiano and his people.
