The traditional Abruzzo Carnival is a real party and identity duosiciliana. Patriotic, says Stefano Angelucci Marino del Teatro del Sangro and suffering just to name Francesco Stoppa. An identity festival thanks to the kitchen which provides, at lunch, meat ravioli and sausage and, in the evening, dinner "de nine mucceche". A widespread event that has ancient roots and Fontevecchia, Teatro del Sangro, Centro Cultural Anthropology degli Abruzzi d'Annunzio University who make up the Company Teatine Traditions resulted in Lanciano, Chieti, San Salvo and Torrevecchia Teatina: as the beginning there ' it is really bad. Here is the description of the event: uNo man in the mask to the ground, after the dance of Pulgenella, with an obvious phallic symbol in plain sight. Let's start with this scene that, without adequate explanation, could appear to be a bit 'too licentious for a carnival show, to enter the universe of traditional Abruzzese cultural carnival that is anything but a time of celebration "morally harmful and consumerism that has become now carnival ", as defined by Francesco Stoppa, director of the Territorial Center of Anthropology of the Abruzzi for Tourism (Cata) university d'Annunzio.

And there's more: "The carnival," adds Stoppa, "it is not a children's party, but a ritual for adults. Which, however, children must attend, to learn the rules of life. In this sense it is educational, as opposed to what it has become in our day. " And so, with these premises went on stage the traditional Abruzzi Carnevale by the Society teatine traditions, directed by Professor Stoppa, which in turn brings together various associations, including The Sangro theaterStefano AngelucciLu Ramajette of Elvezio Di Felice and Fontevecchia Association of Spoltore, chaired by Luciano Troiano.

The show started with an air seventeenth sung by two students of the Conservatory of Pescara, entitled The cry of puffins, with pantomimic intervention Angelucci who played the puffin. The same Stoppa explained on stage the difference between the puffins of the art theater and the much older tradition, which has a very special task within the carnival: "The Puffin", he said, 'tidying up in chaos carnival, in fact, have a whip in his hand. Carnival, however, has as its profound meaning to upset the natural balance and then be able to re-establish in favor of man. "

And, after the party, we say thank you to all who have made this event possible:  "Lent begins ... and many thanks to all who participated in the carnival sparing nothing - says Stoppa - and with tremendous generosity finally I felt surrounded by people who love the traditions and make no ulterior motives for pure passion and without personal interest and calculation, they do for themselves and for others and without wanting anything in return or worse reproach that they did it to please me. thanks I'm really happy!

We have to thank all of each other to be united and worked like mules to the Carnival always looking forward and as they say throwing the heart beyond the obstacle. We made a huge undertaking that, looking in retrospect seems impossible ... I do not know who or what if our love for the true values ​​of the tradition may have given us the physical and mental forces. I hope it is an example for us and for others. We felt all brothers share the great joy of an ancient ritual and positive. A magical baptism of 2016».to the delight of an ancient ritual and positive, a magical baptism of 2016

Epic is Stefano Angelucci Marino: "Thank you. The team of dreamers, the group of patriots (yes, patriots) attached to the traditions, with the head and the heart projected into the future. We are, and in this Carnival 2016 we wrote a beautiful page. Gorgeous. A small and immense page, as the extraordinary gesture of Antigone. An Abruzzo Carnival, full of history, memory, play, ritual, involvement, topical, future».

Luciano Troiano