{:it}\u201cLet us work, but not too much\u201d from Bardino Vecchio in first place, \u201cScooby Doo\u201d from Borghetto Santo Spirito in second and \u201cSnow White\u201d from Pieve di Teco in third place. This is the final standings of the Palio dei Comuni (Palio of Municipalities) of the 28th edition of CarnevaL\u00f6a, the great 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
\u201cAfter last Sunday's success,\u2019 explain Loano Mayor Luigi Pignocca and Councillor for Tourism, Culture and Sports Remo Zaccaria, \u2018again today thousands of people chose to spend an afternoon of fun for all ages in our town. It is always a great pleasure and a source of pride to see with what affection our fellow citizens and guests await each year the two parades of floats that characterize CarnevaL\u00f6a. Which is not only a \u2019Lovran feast\u2018 but a feast of the whole territory: in fact, the Palio dei Comuni is also attended each year by the floats made with skill and patience by the papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 masters of many localities close to us, who are always glad to join us for this event. To them, as well as to all the associations and volunteers whose work has made this possible, goes our thanks. See you again on July 20 with the \u2019Summer Edition\u201d of CarnevaL\u00f6a.\".<\/p>\n
Parading along the Loano waterfront and competing for victory this afternoon were the floats made by the papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 masters of the riparian and inland municipalities that joined the event: Snow White (Pieve di Teco), Scooby Doo (Borghetto Santo Spirito), Grock the Clown King (Ortovero), Let Us Work, But Not Too Much (Bardino Vecchio, last year's winner with the Viva la Foca float), and Ferrari (from Albenga's Drift Kart Track, out of competition).<\/p>\n
There were also the representative floats of the Loano boroughs that gave life to the Palio dei Borghi last Sunday: Planes (Piazza Rocca G.S. Team) and Wonderland (Mazzocchi), equal winners, and then Up (Prigliani), Harry Potter (Meceti), Queen (Borgo di dentro). Also parading will be Vecchia's Loano float featuring the Clock Tower and Palazzo Doria and \u201cescorted\u201d by Loano masks Beciancin (official mask of CarnevaL\u00f6a) Capitan Fracassa (Ligurian mask of the Commedia dell'Arte), Pu\u00e8 Pepin (the King of Carnival) and Princess Doria of the Castle, and Lego School, the Loano Rossello schools\u201c float dedicated to all children. This year there is also the \u201dBeccian Car,\u201c the \u201drigadera\" car, i.e., shaped like a watering can, that is the symbol of Beciancin.<\/p>\n
The winners were determined by a jury of experts representing Ligurian carnivals, which awarded the \u201cSympathy\u201d prize to the \u201cGrock the Clown King\u201d float from Ortovero. Presenting the awards was Loano city councilor and provincial councilor Luana Isella along with Ascom Loano president Daniela Leali and Vecchia Loano president Agostino Delfino.<\/p>\n
The parade was broadcast live on Facebook (@carnevaloa). The Ventimiglia Philharmonic participated. Stefania Vivioli conducted the event. At the Casetta dei Lavoratori del Mare, delicious \u201cbugie\u201d prepared by the Brotherhood of White Hats could be enjoyed.<\/p>\n
The Loano carnival has more than 100 years of history, and over time several associations have taken turns carrying on this tradition: the \u201cLoano Sports Union,\u201d the \u201cRed Circle,\u201d the \u201cFetaia,\u201d the \u201cEdelweiss,\u201d the \u201cOriental Bluman Carovan\u201d group, the \u201cPu\u00e8 Pepin\u201d association , the \u201cAzienda Autonoma di Turismo e Soggiorno\u201d and since 1992 it has been the turn of the association \u201cVecchia Loano\u201d with the support of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Municipality of Loano.<\/p>\n\n
Over the past few years, the Loano carnival has come to be recognized by the region as the \u201clargest carnival in Liguria\u201d in terms of number of floats, and for the past few years has included a mask from the Italian commedia dell'arte, Capitan Fracassa, who together with Pu\u00e8 Pepin, King of the Loano Carnival since 1950, and U Beciancin, a goliardic character from the early 1900s and official mask, make up a carnival trio now known throughout Italy.<\/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
In 2017, CarnevaL\u00f6a was awarded \u201chistoric carnival\u201d status by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture for the important role it has played in promoting tourism in the area for a hundred years.<\/p>\n
Finally, Vecchia Loano's \u201cSchool of paper mache and carnival art\u201d was officially opened this year. In the past few weeks some students from Albenga's \u201cGiordano Bruno\u201d high school took part in an internship at the shed where volunteers make the floats. \u201cA few weeks ago,\u2018 explains Vecchia Loano president Agostino Delfino, \u2019teachers from the high school visited our shed and were able to see the great skill with which our \u201dpapier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9' people make the floats. Enthusiastic, they proposed that we sign an agreement that will allow the children who wish to do so to work with us on the construction of these true works of art.\"{:}<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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