{"id":17630,"date":"2023-01-17T12:55:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T09:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shop.movery.it\/fucanoli-campagna\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:54:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:54:45","slug":"fucanoli-campagna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/fucanoli-campagna\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fucanoli in Campagna: the bonfires of St. Anthony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/fucanoli-campagna\/#La_figura_di_SantAntonio_tra_folklore_e_leggenda\" title=\"The figure of St. Anthony between folklore and legend\">The figure of St. Anthony between folklore and legend<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">I <strong>fucanols<\/strong>, also known as <strong>bonfire<\/strong> of St. Anthony, are lit every year especially in small towns in the <strong>Southern Italy<\/strong> the night of <strong>St. Anthony Abbot<\/strong>, which falls on the <strong>January 17<\/strong>. It is no accident that this day is chosen, in fact the saint is considered the \"protector of fire.\"<\/p>\n<p>The most famous are those of <strong>Campaign <\/strong>in the province of <strong>Salerno<\/strong>, in which the occasion, perhaps unintentionally, is also meant to recall the <strong>death<\/strong> of <strong>philosopher Giordano Bruno<\/strong>, placed at the <strong>burning<\/strong> under accusation of <strong>heresy<\/strong>. How come Campagna of all places? Giordano Bruno spent some time in this small town, moreover in 1573 he became a priest in the very <strong>Convent of the Dominican Fathers of Campagna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Every year in Campagna, a <strong>party<\/strong> local, the first of the year, with tables filled with typical products and dishes, culminating in the nearby <strong>Carnival<\/strong> and in the \"<strong>cantata of Zeza<\/strong>\", a curtain call accompanied by <strong>trombone<\/strong> and <strong>bass drum<\/strong> and staged in the late evening of the <strong>Mardi Gras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the culinary specialties featured in the <strong>festival<\/strong> we absolutely must mention the<strong>\u00a0\"skein and fasule\"<\/strong>, an interweaving of <strong>pasta<\/strong> similar to the<strong> noodles <\/strong>and combined with the <strong>beans<\/strong>, the <strong>polenta<\/strong> in its thousands of variations, the ever-present <strong>hanged caciocavallo<\/strong> and the <strong>sausages<\/strong> villages, which perfectly match the <strong>\"vruoccoli scuppettiati\"<\/strong>, of course all accompanied by a good <strong>wine<\/strong> local.<\/p>\n<p>But let us return for a moment to the bonfires, which are the real stars of the festival. Among the locals it almost becomes a <strong>challenge<\/strong> set the most beautiful bonfire, a big one that captures the attention of all passersby; and that is why they are lit everywhere, among the alleys and <strong>neighborhoods<\/strong> of <strong>downtown<\/strong>, near public buildings, <strong>churches<\/strong> and <strong>squares<\/strong>; immediately after that there is a <strong>procession<\/strong> crossing and blessing the city with the <strong>statue<\/strong> of the saint, normally kept in the <strong>Cathedral<\/strong> of Campagna, followed in turn by the<strong> fireworks<\/strong> at <strong>Largo di Sant'Antonio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The city becomes a riot of<strong> light<\/strong>, <strong>colors<\/strong> and <strong>music<\/strong> On this magical night.<\/p>\n<p>It happens that the fire is lit as early as the <strong>eve<\/strong> Jan. 17: <strong>wood<\/strong> of all kinds, of\u00a0<strong>acacias<\/strong>,<strong> beech trees<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>cerri<\/strong>, is collected in the <strong>woods<\/strong> surrounding to build these fires almost as if they were real <strong>artworks <\/strong>moving, which are not extinguished until the wood is completely burned.<\/p>\n<p>This festival gathers all the<strong> community <\/strong>and also hosts the <strong>tourists<\/strong> curious to witness this <strong>exposure<\/strong> to <strong>open sky<\/strong>. At the origin of the tradition is a meeting between <strong>sacred<\/strong> and <strong>pagan<\/strong>, between <strong>magic<\/strong> and <strong>religion<\/strong>: in fact, the returning embers of the bonfires, having been watched over by janitors, become a kind of <strong>amulet<\/strong> against misfortune and the <strong>bad luck<\/strong>, warding off negative forces. In fact, it is customary to collect the remaining embers and store them once the fires have died down.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_figura_di_SantAntonio_tra_folklore_e_leggenda\"><\/span>The figure of St. Anthony between folklore and legend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Behind the association of this popular holiday with the figure of St. Anthony lie ancient legends and stories. According to one <strong>legend<\/strong> Sardinian, for example, St. Anthony would steal fire from the<strong>Inferno<\/strong>, descending into the underworld<strong> <\/strong>with his <strong>stick<\/strong>, and then returned to the earth and gave it to men to warm them up and cause them to begin their <strong>evolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Another legend, that of Lucania, tells instead of a<strong> pact<\/strong> Of a woman eager to become<strong> mother<\/strong> with the <strong>devil<\/strong>: in order to have a son, he agreed that the latter would live with the devils once he turned 12, who soon designated him as the protector of Hell. In fact, St. Anthony is also known as the one who conquered the <strong>flames<\/strong> of Hell, which is why it is often associated with fire.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every January 17, the town of Campagna is lit up with the famous bonfires of St. Anthony. 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