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November in Atina: memory, rituals and autumn harvests

Commemoration of the dead: between ritual and solidarity in Atina In November, life in the village of Atina was marked by two fundamental moments: the commemoration of the dead and the agricultural work typical of mid-autumn. In fact, the main feast of the month was the “degl’ muort’, when the entire community went to the cemetery area to celebrate the [...]

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August in Atina: agricultural traditions and Feast of the Assumption

August between fields, harvests and popular festivals in Atina In Atina and the Comino Valley, the month of August was traditionally one of the most intense and tiring months of the year for those who worked in the countryside. The summer was in fact a period dense with agricultural commitments, in which there was not a day that was not dedicated [...]

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October in Atina: San Marco, the Grape Harvest, and Traditions

October in Atina: a month of faith, work and conviviality In Atina, the month of October was marked by two great moments: the feast of St Mark and the grape harvest. The community lived intense days, in which religious traditions, peasant rites, preparations for winter and conviviality around the products of the land were intertwined. The feast [...]

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September Traditions in Atina: Harvests and Flavours

September in Atina: time of harvests and conviviality The month of September, in Atina and the Comino Valley, has always been a time of work in the fields but also of conviviality. With the end of summer, beans and cobs were harvested, provisions were prepared for the winter, and the community was celebrated through rituals [...].