Thursday, March 15, 2007

Folklore - Women's Festival in Ficulle


In Ficulle, a town in the region of Terni, women will be at the centre offestivities to celebrate Women's Day, which on the 8th of March is a veryimportant day in the whole of Italy.The Festival is scheduled to run from March 4th to 11th in a series of eventsranging from art shows to crafts, theatre performances, cultural meetings andfood tastings.The traditional gift on Women's Day is a small bouquet of the Spring yellowmimosa flower, which is given as a token of friendship among women, as a tokenof love from the men to their ladies, and also in shops, restaurants, schoolsand workplaces the little bouquet is offered to girls, teenagers, and adultwomen.Every village, town and city in Italy will be having events, and it is a daywhen women get together to celebrate, and it is the day when men say thank youto their women for looking after the family and the home, and a day ofrecognition for all they do!
Ficule, en la región the Terni celebrará el Día de la Mujer con un festival deteatro, artesanías y comidas que se llevará a cabo entre el 4 y el 11 de marzo.El Día de la Mujer es muy importante en toda Italia, y se celebra regalandoramitos de mimosa, la flor amarilla tradicional para este día. Se regalan entreamigas y colegas de trabajo, y también los hombres a las mujeres, enreconocimiento a todo lo que ellas hacen para con la familia y el hogar.Es un día en que se brinda amor, amistad y colaboración entre niñas,adolescentes, y mujeres adultas, festejando con reuniones y encuentros de todotipo.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Lounging & Nightlife in Umbria - Javier Girotto & Aires Tango in Terni

Terni is the second largest city in Umbria, and often hosts international musicevents, and unlike the capital of Umbria, Perugia, where classical music eventsprevail, many of the cities and towns in the provincial areas are especiallyinterested in promoting folklore and national music from around the world,which up to recent times was only presented in the large cities of Italy. In anattempt to make the different cultures more widely known, it with great pleasureand expectation that this international music event is awaited!

Half way between tango and jazz, on March 1st at the Auditorium Gazzoli hostedJavier Girotto & Aires Tango in Trentamila Cuori (Thirty thousand Hearts). Theplayers and instruments which participated were Javier Girotto, sax and Andeanflute; Alessandro Gwis, piano; Marco Siniscalco, double bass and Michele Rabbiapercussions.


Las Noches de Entretenimiento en Umbria - Javier Girotto & Aires Tango en Terni

Terni es la segunda ciudad más grande de la Umbria, donde se realizan varioseventos musicales folclóricos, mientras que en Perugia, la capital de la Umbriaprevalecen los conciertos de música clásica.Muchas de las ciudades regionales promueven espectáculos musicales para hacerconocer las diferentes culturas musicales del mundo, y el 1 de marzo se realizóen el auditorio Gazzoli un concierto entre tango y jazz por Javier Girotto &Aires Tango en Trentamila Cuori. Los instrumentistas fueron Javier Girotto,saxófono y fluata indiana; Alessandro Gwiss, piano; Marco Siniscalco, doblebajo; y Michele Rabbia, percusión.