Emanuele Cini Franca Callegaro
Memories and research of a lady in Campagna Lupia
Franca Callegaro was born in 1940 and interviewed in 2011. She is a retired teacher who runs a farm in Campagna Lupia (VE).
The company is located on the land purchased by his great-grandfather after the retreat of the Austrians, at the end of the Italian Third War of Independence.
Franca Callegaro is known as a "good observer". She has always been passionate about the things of nature and rural life. His book, "When life was not a dream" is a research on the history and customs of her community. She presents her research and the works in the fields, in the garden and at homes.
Video table of contents
- Family history
- Childhood memories
- Alimurgic herbs
- Winter activities in the farm, the "filò"
- Songs of winter feasts: the "Ciarastella".
- The "filò" and the traditional courtship
- the fire for San Giovanni
- Making hay, a moment for socializing
- Working the wheat
- Car: Sunday, fairs, journeys to the seaside
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Veneto
City: Campagna Lupia
District: VE
Altitude: 0m s.l.m.
Bibliography:
Callegaro F. (2009), Quando la vita non era un sogno, Padova, Cleup.
Document by: Alessandro Scalerandi
Video by: Alessandro Scalerandi
Created: 10-06-2011
