Year 20013 January/gennaio 2001
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Secinaro - Historical rivalry with Castelvecchio / La rivalità storica tra Secinaro e Castelvecchio
A tv program, which will be aired on 15 January, is being filmed on the age-old rivalry between the two centers for the site of the ancient town of Superequum. Historian Emiliano Splendore maintains the town was in the territory of present-day Castelvecchio Subequo while secinarese poet "maestro" Evandro Ricci places if below the hill where Secinaro rises. The documentary film will introduce the archeology of the area, the medieval castles, the age of the brigands. On friday 5 the filming will end with a huge polentata in piazza
degli Eroi, Secinaro.
3 January/gennaio 2001
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Loreto Aprutino - Itinerary through ancient crafts / Un itinerario attraverso gli antichi mestieri, by Piergiacomo Cardone
Ceramic masters, coppersmiths, blacksmiths, knife-makers, creators of sculptures in salt-paste will open their shops and show visitors the secrets of their arts. Many of these jobs are fast disappearing.
3 January/gennaio 2001
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Gran Sasso - Stories of fairies and witches / Storie di streghe e fate, by Jolanda Ferrara
A new book, «La leggenda della montagna addormentata», by Mariarosa Dei Svaldi, collects popular tales of the oral tradition still alive in the memories of the elderly people. The anthology obtained the first ex aequo position in the prestigious «Federbim-Valsecchi» prize. One of the most beautiful is that of the prince that was changed into a gentle giant (the Gran Sasso mountain) while his mother, laying down next to him, became the Majella.