Calabrian bonfires on St ‘Giuseppe’s Day
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team 19 March is the national Father’s Day, strongly based on Christian values, as it is associated with Jesus’…
The festive practice of Corajisima
By Francesca Politi In local peasant communities, time was marked by an annual cycle of festivals and ceremonies. Today recognized as intangible heritage, they…
The underwater archeological park of Kaulon
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team In the territory of the municipality of Monasterace Marina, along the lower Ionian coast of the province of…
Bidding winter farewell in Gniezno, Greater Poland
fot.: Józef Burszta / wikimedia commons Fot. Archiwum Polska Times
Calabrian meatballs on Shrove Tuesday!
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team The word carnival comes from the Latin carnem levare (to remove the flesh), as it referred to the…
A Museum of Instruments and Popular Music from Calabria
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team Traditional Calabrian music is rooted in sounds and dances that for centuries have marked moments and anniversaries in…
Entroido: the ancient tradition of Galician Carnival
We start the most colorful celebration of the year and with it come the troupes, the party, the delirium, and the debauchery. As we…
Hermit of Monte Stella – A catholic sanctuary inside a cave
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team Calabria offers to the eye of the visitor the charm of the sacred with its spiritual side made…
The master potters of Gerocarne
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team Gerocarne is a small village located on the Tyrrhenian side of the “Calabrian Serre”. Doubts remain about the origin…
What is Morris dancing?
Morris dancing is a celebration, a display of dance and music performed at seasonal festivals and holidays to banish the dark of winter, celebrate…