{"id":17230,"date":"2024-08-08T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/?p=17230"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:29:18","slug":"sagra-in-torrioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/sagra-in-torrioni\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagra in Torrioni"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In the early hours of the morning, the women of our tiny little town nestled in\u00a0 the mountains of Campania in Torrioni, the province of Avellino, work tirelessly to <\/span>prepare the fusilli that will be sold at the Annual Sagra which takes place this Friday through Sunday. So what exactly is this Sagra? For us in Torrioni, this annual event <\/span>showcases the local delicacies of our region, <\/span>such as the handmade pasta, the porchetta (roasted pork) sandwiches and finally Greco di Tufo which is the local white wine that is typically served here in this part of Italy.\u00a0<\/span>\"\"<\/p>

But it\u2019s not just about food, because at the heart of this feast is paying homage to our patron saint of San Michele Arcangelo and also to celebrate Sant\u2019Antonio di Padova to which many families here are devout.<\/p>

On Friday night the streets of Torrioni will be illuminated by the decorative lights that are already being put up on the poles. The usual quiet little town comes alive with people from all over to take part in the festivities. For those of us who have immigrated to other parts of the world and even within Italy and Europe it is not uncommon for us to come specifically for this event. Not only is it a way for us to celebrate the summer but it is a reunion of family and friends to come together. It is the time in which we see all those that we grew up seeing every summer. Friends and families sit at endless tables and share in the joy of the nights and the good food and company.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We wait anxiously for tomorrow night when the music echoes in the streets and the people dance a combination of old folk music with new music. We enjoy the work of the locals who have all come together to help make the fusilli, the sauce, prepare the porchetta and so many other local grown foods that we enjoy typically of this region.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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