Understanding the origins of Calabria in “La Roccelletta di Borgia”
By Giuseppe Perrotti – JUMP Team (Italy) Driving along 106 Jonica-road, you may stumble upon many archeological attractions. Such peculiar places are not always…
Naca – Holy Friday Procession in Catanzaro
By Ylenia Azzaro (JUMP Team – Italy) On the day of Holy Friday (before Easter Day) is celebrated in Catanzaro, the capital of the…
Mostaccioli from Calabria: traditional sweets that inspire the creativity of a great local artist
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team In Soriano Calabro, in the province of Vibo Valentia, typical sweets of the Calabrian gastronomic tradition are produced:…
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’…
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…
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…
Chiacchiere – The typical delicious Calabrian Carnival sweet
By Ylenia Azzaro – JUMP Team (Italy) It’s almost Carnival in Italy and we are ready to celebrate these days with many sweets and…
“Calabrisella”: the traditional song of Calabria
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team Popular love songs have always been at the heart of Calabrian tradition. When a young man fell in…
The “Vasche and Vivarium” of Cassiodoro in Copanello di Stalettì, a spiritual, cultural and scientific nourishment for all humanity
By Ylenia Azzaro (JUMP Team – Italy) In the province of Catanzaro, along the “Coast of Oranges”, there are the beautiful “Vasche and Vivarium”…