Mario Simone Alfredo Samperi
Festa dla castignaa
Interviewed in 2011, Alfredo Samperi, born in 1955, is the vice-mayor of Piverone. He is interested in folklore and traditions. In the inteviewe he tells about the 'Festa dla castigna', the feast of chestnuts, and its ancient and modern rites.
Video table of contents
- Presentation
- Chestnuts ad wine
- Festa dla castigna
- The banner contest
- The frog contest
- The hen feast
- How many chestnuts?
- Collecting chestnuts
- Cooking chestnut
- Who manages the feast
- The chestnut pan
- Wood
- Wines
- The times of the feast
- The rites
- Origins
- Division of work
- Piverone
- The monument to the hen
- Chestnuts and the feast
- Il dolce alla castagna
- The symbol of the feast
- The hens are the protagonists
- The hen race
- Tournment
- Curenta
- Scarlo
- The bells
- Promoting the area
- City crest
- Sacred and profane
- The arald
- Piverone
- La Serra
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Piverone
District: TO
Altitude: 295m s.l.m.
Wikipedia: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piverone
Urls: Festa d'la Castigna 2011
Alfredo Samperi
Date of birth: 01-04-1955
School: University
Profession: Teacher/Professor
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Eleonora Agnolazza, Luca Ghiardo
Video by: Luca Ghiardo, Marta Nicolo, Eleonora Agnolazza, Battista Saiu
Created: 10-10-2011
