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LETTOMANOPPELLO |
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Page 13 (Marcinelle)
Page 14 (Marcinelle)
Page 15 (people/places 2001)
Page 16 (people/places 2001)
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Page 18 (people/places 2001)
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Page 20 (sculpting school)
Page 21 (fonte)
Page 22 (old photos)
Page 23 (history)
Page 24 (street map) |
Page 25 (people/places 2003)
Page 26 (new hotel - La Noce)
Page 27 (people/places 2003)
Page 28 (people/places 2003)
Page 29 (Nino Di Pietrantonio)
Page 30 (people/places 2003)
Page 31 (Anagrafe / Stato Civile)
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Page 3 (history/photos)
Page 4 (photos)
Page 5 (photos)
Page 6 (photos)
Page 7 (photos: festa)
Page 8 (stone-sculpting)
Page 9 (Iconicella)
Page 10 (people/places)
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The festa for S. Pietro and S. Paolo was held June 28th and 29th 2003 in the lower part of Lettomanoppello, at the bivio or intersection - the church of Sancti Petri ad Troiam is in this neighborhood. At left, the lights decorating the street. Below, evening entertainment, a concert. |
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The big event of the second evening of the festa is the "ballo della pupa," the dance of the doll, a traditional fireworks display often used to close festas in Abruzzo. The pupa is always a voluptuous female figure, made of paper mache, to which a wooden frame is attached, packed with fireworks. A man wears the figure and dances in circles to traditional music as the fireworks in the frame go off. The origins of the pupa tradition, all but forgotten now, lie in ancient fertility rites and rituals practiced for centuries in farming villages of Abruzzo. The pupa's dance was intended to propitiate nature and insure the fertility of the land and the well-being of the community. |
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At left, Adele, a jewelry store located near the bivio. Below, with a customer, is Adele Di Giandomenico. Below left is a gold "presentosa" from Adele's shop. The presentosa is a traditional piece of Abruzzese jewelry. In the old days, when young women were heavily chaperoned and had little opportunity to meet young men, they 'advertised' their marital status by wearing a presentosa. A single heart meant unmarried, two hearts meant engaged, and two hearts joined by an arc meant married. |
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Located at the foot of via Maiella, opposite the town hall, is the shop of the parrucchiera (hairdresser), Elvira Romasco, seen at right with a customer. |
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Nightfall in Lettomanoppello, with an afterglow from the sunset silhouetting the dome of the San Nicola belltower. |
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