{:en}The association Vecchia Loano, the Cultural Forum of Borghetto Santo Spirito and the Pro Loco of Toirano (chaired by Roberto Punzoni) are the three founding entities of the \u201cLigurian Historical and Folkloristic Characters Committee\u201d whose primary purpose is to bring together under one \u201cbrand\u201d all the Ligurian masks and to coordinate the work of the associations in the area active in organizing and promoting the carnivals of our region.<\/p>\n
The committee is chaired by Elena Gandolfo, vice president of the Borghetto Cultural Forum as well as a member of the National Council of the Italian Masks Coordination; the vice president is Agostino Delfino, president of Vecchia Loano, whose headquarters will also host the activities of the new consortium.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe committee,\u2018 Elena Gandolfo explains, \u2019was created as a reference at the regional level, but it will work hand in hand with the Coordinamento Maschere Italiane. It is a fundamental tool to be able to better organize the activities of the various associations located in Liguria and the masks related to them. That of carnivals is a rapidly developing world, which is taking on a gradually increasing cultural depth. And masks no longer represent only \u201dcharacters' but are carriers of content related to local stories, traditions and customs.\".<\/p>\n
\u201cThe committee,\u201d adds Agostino Delfino, \"will look into the historical and cultural aspects of the existing masks and will also carry out an activity to recover those that have been forgotten and yet deserve to be brought back to light and included in the list of traditional Ligurian masks. This is a work of historical and anthropological research in its own right and as such must be carried out following very precise canons. As president of Vecchia Loano, then, I am particularly happy and proud to be able to host the Committee in our premises. This will give even greater luster to CarnevaL\u00f6a.\".<\/p>\n
Loano Mayor Luigi Pignocca and Tourism and Culture Councillor Remo Zaccaria add, \u201cThanks to the work of Vecchia Loano, over the years CarnevaL\u00f6a has been recognized as \u2018the largest carnival in Liguria\u2019 for the number of floats and has obtained recognition from the ministry as a \u2018historic carnival\u2019 for the important role in promoting tourism in the area that it has played for the past 100 years. For the past few years, our carnival has counted among its symbols a mask from the Italian commedia dell'arte, Capitan Fracassa: together with Pu\u00e8 Pepin, King of the Loano Carnival since 1950, and U Beciancin, a goliardic character from the early 1900s who is the official mask, they make up a carnival trio now known throughout Italy. Not forgetting, of course, Princess Doria.\u2018.<\/p>\n
In Borghetto the \u201csouls\u201d of the carnival are Princess Perseghina, U Cianta Coi and U Cillu, while in Toirano the symbol is U Trumbette.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe participation of Vecchia Loano in the founding of the \u2018Ligurian Historical and Folkloric Personalities Committee\u2019 is another fonamental piece in this very important work of recovering and promoting the history, traditions and folklore of our territory. To the new group our best wishes for good work,\u201d Pignocca and Zaccaria concluded.{:}<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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