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But the survivors gave us precious testimonies of their time in the Resistance - a memory that we should hold dear. Gifting mimosa flowers to women today has become a mindless gesture, but it shouldn't be. We should remember what those flowers mean. And never stop fighting against oppression.
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The staffette moved by bycicle or on foot, travelling for many miles. They were unarmed, alone, trying to travel undetected. The stigma that view women harmless at the time helped, but even so, many fell to the nazis and fascists and were victims of horrible violence.
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The staffette, mostly women but also young boys, were pivotal for the Resistance. They were tasked with the dangerous but fundamental job of delivering messages and exchanging information between the various brigades, thus ensuring their coordination.
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Should definitely see a specialist about this esp considering my family history with joints problems etc but uggGgGgGgGGggg
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E ci ho guardato ma non ho foto gender salvate :(( eccetto questa che sono proprio io
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Wow bro sei proprio tu!!
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There's novel-worthy material here and I have no idea what to do with it!!!
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Foto immediatamente
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👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
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thank you!! I still can't believe it!!
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So, while Carnevale is for the most part a time of unbridled fun, in its more folkloristic aspects we can see hints of millennia-old rituals, which is incredibly fascinating.
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Masks symbolizing chaos are a constant in Carnevale celebrations around Italy, as well as the "good" masks fighting them. Other examples are L'Urs of the Carnevale in Satriano (Basilicata), or s’Urzu from the Carnevale in Austis (Sardinia again), or the "Diavolo" of Tufara (Molise, in picture).
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Another mask from this Carnevale is "L'Ursë" --a man clothed in animal skin and fur, it symbolizes evil and chaos, and during the festivity it is tied and beaten in a way that is reminescent of the way the ancients represented the myth of creation (Order sprouting from Chaos).
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Another, less famous but equally interesting, Carnevale is that of Alessandria del Carretto, in Calabria. Here, masks called Połëcënellë Biellë flood the streets announced by bells and music. They dance and interact using their canes, gestures that are supposed to bring good luck.
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The mamuthones "march" escorted by the issohadores, dancing so to ring the heavy bells they wear on their backs, while the issohadores capture with their ropes young women standing in the crowd--a gesture that is supposed to grant them good luck and fertility.
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The most famous of Italian Carnevale-related traditions are undoubtly the Sardinian ones. In the Carnevale di Mamoiada, traditional masks called Mamuthones (left) and Issohadores (right) parade around the town, staging a sort of ritual
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It's hard to pinpoint a clear origin, but many associate Carnevale with Saturnalia--the Roman festivity where social order is uprooted--and Dyonisiac rites. This connection appears even clearer considering some traditional Carnevale celebrations, which I'm going to share 👇
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Carnevale lasts for the two weeks (and two days) before the Lent. It's supposed to be the final time to get wild and party before the sombre period of meditation that precedes Easter. But as with many Italian Catholic traditions, Carnevale has its roots in Roman & Greek Pagan festivities.
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I do that too!! I think it has something to do with feeling more protected?
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Che bellooooo metterò in valigia i miei gioielli eleganti (collana del cuore sacro di El Rana)
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Noi proprio gli orfani vestiti di cenci che entriamo in questo luogo di abbondanza e non sappiamo regolarci
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The town also has a quaint Romanesque church so all my life's needs will be fulfilled
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chat teso
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It was so quiet and cozy!!!!!