{:en}At Loano, everything is now ready for the 28th edition of CarnevaL\u00f6a, the big carnival event organized by the Old Loano Association with the contribution of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Municipality of Loano.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe CarnevaL\u00f6a is rooted in the history and cultural traditions of our community,\u2018 explain Mayor Luigi Pignocca and Tourism, Culture and Sports Councillor Remo Zaccaria, \u2019It is not for nothing that it is one of the great historic carnivals of Liguria and one of the best known and most appreciated events of its kind nationwide. The parade of floats attracts to Loano many guests from all over Italy and even from abroad and is the perfect showcase to showcase the skill of the \u201dpapier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 masters' who every year, with great skill and patience, handcraft these authentic works of art. A success with the public that rewards their skill and the commitment of the volunteers, groups and associations that for months work tirelessly and with infinite passion to organize this fantastic event. To them goes the thanks of the entire administration and the entire citizenry.\".<\/p>\n
The president of Vecchia Loano, Agostino Delfino, joins the thanks of the city administration: \u201cI want to express my gratitude to all the masters of our association, who since early October have been working to make these splendid floats and make sure that the CarnevaL\u00f6a always takes place at its best. It is important that our guests and especially our fellow citizens feel that this event, which is to all intents and purposes part of the history of this town and this area, is their own. We hope that in the future more and more Lovanese will want to contribute to keeping the tradition alive, perhaps by materially taking part in the making of the floats or, in the case of shopkeepers, by setting up and decorating carnival-themed store windows.\u2019.<\/p>\n
The opening of the event will be held on Sunday, January 27, in Piazza Italia with the customary ceremony of the \u201chanding over of the keys\u201d by Loano Mayor Luigi Pignocca to Beciancin (the official mask of Carnevaloa) and the other masks Capitan Fracassa (a Ligurian mask from the Commedia dell'Arte), Pu\u00e8 Pepin (the King of Carnival) and Princess Doria del Castello (whose performer was elected last summer during the Miss Riviera delle Palme contest, also organized by Vecchia Loano). Numerous masks from Piedmont, Lombardy and Emilia, as well as from Liguria, will participate in the ceremony. At 2:30 p.m., the delegations will gather in Freedom Square in Borghetto Santo Spirito and march to Loano's town hall square. At 3:30 p.m. there will be a key ceremony and presentation of the guest masks, followed by the traditional parade through the historic center.<\/p>\n
Loano, along with Parma, Turin, Vercelli, Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Asti), Busca (Cuneo), Verona, Aosta, Acerra (Naples), Catanzaro, Polignano a Mare (Bari), and Sciacca (Agrigento) is a co-founder of the \u201cNational Coordination Center of Italian Masks.\u201d The three masks Beciancin, Pu\u00e8 Pepin, Capitan Fracassa and Princess Doria del Castello are included in the \u201cRegister of Italian Masks,\u201d in which all the masks of the Italian commedia dell'arte and folkloric characters of the various regional realities are included. The goal of the initiative is to enhance the carnival not only as an occasion for entertainment but also as a historical, traditional, cultural and tourist resource.<\/p>\n\n\t\t