taken from the lexicon of Conflenti Author: Vittoria Butera Recovering the local dialects and the cultures produced by the people who speak them means not only safeguarding a substantial baggage…
Author: Vittoria Butera The hearth 'U focùne was different from a chimney in that it had no hood. It was located in the attic ('u tavulàtu), which was covered with…
Author: Vittoria Butera “Tu chi vìeni de mètere\ difriscate a ‘stu manganu” Local saying ‘U tilàru. The loom is the voluminous instrument of weaving. The derivation of the name from…
Author: Vittoria Butera The traditional attire worn by women varies in many details, basing of the area of origin. It also changes within the same village to accommodate shifting trends…