Grazie. I love these local stories. Looking forward to the i briganti one as the local story from my father’s village in Calabria, Cirella di Plati, was that my great grandfather was one of the Borboni who supported the monarchy against Garibaldi. Still attempting to validate that one.
There's something very Italian about a story in which the crucial plot point is based on a distinction between lard and body fat. It's like the importance of distinguishing between bacon and guanciale. The devil is in the details, apparently. Love the post...
Quite the family ghost story, Cheryl! I can just imagine that beautiful Italian witch zooming over the skies of Campania.
Here in España, the children are all eagerly awaiting the Feast of the Epiphany. They will receive gifts from the Three Kings on that day if they have been good all year.
Yes, against Garibaldi. My parents, aunts, uncles, always pointed to a film made in 1961 by Mario Camerini, starring Ernest Borgnine and Vittorio Gassman, as proof of my GGF involvement as an anti-Borboni fighter. "I Italiani Briganti" as IMDB describes it [is] "Based on the events from the Italian civil war. In 1860's, a member of a guerrilla force captures a colonel from the opposing army and later leads one of the sides to victory." The guerrilla force head was Sante Carbone played by Borgnine. My GGF name was Rocco, but his son was named Santo. My parents said they have stories from my GGF of his imprisonment and eventual escape. I need to dig more into the archivi di stati of Calabria,Napoli, and perhaps the Spanish archives..
Absolutely love this story. Still smiling after reading it and will pay close attention to the skies on Friday night! 🧙
Grazie. I love these local stories. Looking forward to the i briganti one as the local story from my father’s village in Calabria, Cirella di Plati, was that my great grandfather was one of the Borboni who supported the monarchy against Garibaldi. Still attempting to validate that one.
Befana? You mean delicious Portuguese pork sandes?! Oh, no, nevermind that´s Bifana! lol. ;)
Good one Cheryl, great story. Love me a great witch tale! Also love a good Strega, which I resemble!
There's something very Italian about a story in which the crucial plot point is based on a distinction between lard and body fat. It's like the importance of distinguishing between bacon and guanciale. The devil is in the details, apparently. Love the post...
Quite the family ghost story, Cheryl! I can just imagine that beautiful Italian witch zooming over the skies of Campania.
Here in España, the children are all eagerly awaiting the Feast of the Epiphany. They will receive gifts from the Three Kings on that day if they have been good all year.
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
amazing story. thx
How fun! I hadn’t heard this story before
Yes, against Garibaldi. My parents, aunts, uncles, always pointed to a film made in 1961 by Mario Camerini, starring Ernest Borgnine and Vittorio Gassman, as proof of my GGF involvement as an anti-Borboni fighter. "I Italiani Briganti" as IMDB describes it [is] "Based on the events from the Italian civil war. In 1860's, a member of a guerrilla force captures a colonel from the opposing army and later leads one of the sides to victory." The guerrilla force head was Sante Carbone played by Borgnine. My GGF name was Rocco, but his son was named Santo. My parents said they have stories from my GGF of his imprisonment and eventual escape. I need to dig more into the archivi di stati of Calabria,Napoli, and perhaps the Spanish archives..