28 February/febbraio 2000
MESSAGGERO - -
DVD, dias and sounds for the Piceni / Filmati in Dvd, diapositive, ricostruiti anche i suoni, by Giorgio Paravano
Today and tomorrow in the sala Michetti, L'Aquila, a multimedia event on the "Piceni popolo d'Europa", with Dvd and dolby surround audio, to get a feeling of this ancient civilization of warriors, travellers and merchants who inhabited Abruzzo and Marches between the 11th and 6th centuries BC. Entrance free, and to all visitors a high memory card playable on any CD reader. The scientific coordinator of the project is archeologist Vincenzo D'Ercole.
28 February/febbraio 2000
IL CENTRO - -
Francavilla - 10,000 people for King Patanello / In diecimila per re Patanello, byGiuseppina Gherardi
Also mayor Roberto Angelucci with a paper Roman helmet and band "Lu Passatore" opening the parade, then the "Hansele" players from Markdorf, Germany, (twin town to Francavilla), whose multi-colored costumes are 510 years old. The tradition says Hansele, whose clothes were made of patches because he was very poor, used the sound of a whip to frighten evil spirits in the forest.