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La Famiglia Bustocca
''La Famiglia Bustocca'' (in English: "The Bustocco Family") is an Italian cultural association with headquarters in Busto Arsizio, Province of Varese, Lombardy, in front of Palazzo Gilardoni, the Town Hall. History The idea to create an association with the scope to preserve the traditions and spread the culture of the city of Busto Arsizio, born in 1950 by a group of six citizens with a passion for the History and the culture of Busto Arsizio. The purpose was also to keep alive the Bustocco dialect which has the advantage of clearly distinct from those of neighbouring towns, such as to constitute a linguistic island in itself. Founder members who on 13 March 1951 gave birth to the association were Luigi Bellotti, Angelo Bottigelli, Enrico Crespi, Bruno Grampa, Nino Miglierina and Raffaele Montoli. The Statute was approved by Member Assembly on 22 April 1952. As patron of the association was chosen, Blessed Giuliana of Busto. During its years of activity, ''La Famiglia Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busto Arsizio
Busto Arsizio (; lmo, label= Bustocco, Büsti Grandi) is an Italian city and ''comune'' in the south-easternmost part of the Province of Varese, in the region of Lombardy, in Northern Italy, north of Milan. The economy of Busto Arsizio is mainly based on industry and commerce. It is the fifth municipality in the region by population and the first in the province. History Despite some claims about a Celtic heritage, recent studies suggest that the "''Bustocchi''s ancestors were Ligurians, called "wild" by Pliny, "marauders and robbers" by Livy and "unshaven and hairy" by Pompeius Tragus. They were skilled ironworkers and much sought after as mercenary soldiers. A remote Ligurian influence is perceptible in the local dialect, Büstócu, slightly different from other Western Lombard varieties, according to a local expert and historian Luigi Giavini. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
, established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption = The territory of the ''comune'' (''Roma Capitale'', in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (''Città Metropolitana di Roma'', in yellow). The white spot in the centre is Vatican City. , pushpin_map = Italy#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Italy##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Italy , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Lazio , subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan city , subdivision_name3 = Rome Capital , government_footnotes= , government_type = Strong Mayor–Council , leader_title2 = Legislature , leader_name2 = Capitoline Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Bellotti
Luigi Bellotti (17 March 1914 – 23 September 1995) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was made an archbishop in 1964 and led diplomatic missions first in Africa and later in Uruguay and then in several Scandinavian countries. Biography Luigi Bellotti was born in Verona on 17 March 1914. He was ordained a priest on 11 July 1937. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1942. He then entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. His study of the excommunication of Communists and fascists was published in 1949. His early assignments included a stint in the late 1950s as councilor in the Apostolic Internunciature to Turkey. On 18 July 1964 Pope Paul VI named him titular archbishop of Voncariana and Apostolic Delegate to Central Western Africa. He received his episcopal consecration on 4 October 1964 from Giuseppe Carraro, bishop of Verona. In that post h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giubiana
The Giubiana is a traditional celebration having great popularity in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, and particularly in Brianza, as well as in the region of Piedmont. During the last Thursday in January, bonfires are lit, on which the Giubiana (i.e. a puppet of an old witch) is burnt. The name The name of this witch, and of the festival, changes according to the different languages spoken in these regions: *Giubiana in northern Brianza *Gibiana in southern Brianza *Giöbia/Gioeubia in the province of Varese *Giòbia e Giobiassa in Piedmont According to some, she is named after the ancient Roman God Jupiter, and this is why celebrations are held on Thursdays (in Anglo-Saxon tradition the day of Thor, but in the Latin tradition the day of Jupiter). Furthermore, according to popular traditions, on Thursday nights (or Saturday nights) witches assembled for Sabbath. The festivity In the days before the festival the villagers collect all that's combustible (wood, hay, paper et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Di San Giovanni Battista (Busto Arsizio)
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name to the architectural form of the basilica. Originally, a basilica was an ancient Roman public building, where courts were held, as well as serving other official and public functions. Basilicas are typically rectangular buildings with a central nave flanked by two or more longitudinal aisles, with the roof at two levels, being higher in the centre over the nave to admit a clerestory and lower over the side-aisles. An apse at one end, or less frequently at both ends or on the side, usually contained the raised tribunal occupied by the Roman magistrates. The basilica was centrally located in every Roman town, usually adjacent to the forum and often opposite a temple in imperial-era forums. Basilicas were also built in private residences and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
