Il Bollettino dell Associazione Culturale Italo Canadese della Nuova Scozia. La Voce. Issue 105

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1 Il Bollettino dell Associazione Culturale Italo Canadese della Nuova Scozia Aprile / April 2010 La Voce Issue 105 Location: 2629AgricolaStreet,Halifax,NS MailAddress: P.O.Box9044,StnA Halifax,N.S,B3K5M7 icca@eastlink.ca Website: The Newsletter of the Italian Canadian Cultural Association of Nova Scotia Italian Cultural Awareness TheItalianLanguageSchoolisoffering organizations and schools in the Halifax Regional Municipality the opportunitytolearnmoreaboutitaly andtheitalianculture.thisactivityis organized by Laura Nardi, Director of the Language School. Please contact ourassociationbycalling for moreinfo. Golden Age Seniorsfromourcommunitymeetand socialize on Monday nights at 7:00 p.m.attheiccahall.thoseinterested in joining this group, please call Lina Deganis at for more information. If seniors have any concerns, or would like information about anything, please contact our officeatanytimebycalling Notices Ifyouwouldliketojoinourelectronic distributionlist,pleasesendan to elavoce@eastlink.ca Include in the subjectline SubscribetoLaVoce Every Sunday Dinners April 25 - Festa della Liberazione May 8 th Mother s Day 2010 Membership!! Now due, please take a moment and contact the office to renew your membership for 2010! Join the next generation! Search for Icca s The Next Generation Son tutte belle le mamme del mondo. The ICCA is pleased to invite you to celebrate Mother s Day Children and young adults from our community will perform and showcase their talents. Saturday, May 8 th 2010 at 6:30 pm $30 members $35 non-members $15 children up to 15 years old Menu Antipasto: Insalata Caprese Primo: Fettuccine with Bolognese sauce Secondo: Pork Medallions with spinach sauce, potato soufflé, green beans and zucchini. Salad Italian Cake Coffee and Tea Tickets may be purchased at our office on 2629 Agricola St from Monday to Thursday from 10-3 pm. For more info call us at

2 La Voce, Issue 105 Aprile / April Page / Pagina 2 Sunday Dinners Commerce / il Commercio Advertise yearly here for $10, call Giovanni Da Ros At or treviso@accesswave.ca Mobile Ready Mix - Mel Fiander, EverySundaystarting4.30pm 7.30pm. Differentmenueachweek.Firstcomefirstserve! Members:$12/NonMembers:$14/Childrenunder12:$8 Incaseofcancellationduetoweatherorformoreinfo: Tel icca@eastlink.ca Veritas Books and Gifts - Luciano Bianchini, Ventura Realty - Luigi Benigno, Noseworthy, Di Costanzo & Diab - John Di Costanzo, Money Concepts - Brice Guerin, Freewheeling Adventures - Cathy & Philip Guest, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Consultants - Marco Chiarot, Centura Atlantic Floor and Wall Fashions - Gino Maddalena, TPI Travel Consultants - Loly Crowley, European Auto Services Inc. - Joseph Braca, Pragmatic Pension and Benefits Solutions Inc. - Ivano Adriani, MLA Maureen MacDonald, Trompe L'oeil Murals - Annemarie Manfreda-Johnson, Italian Weekend La Pesca!! By Melissa Da Ros-Tibbs Itisspringtimeandwewouldliketostartpreparingforpescaearlythisyear. InorderforsuchaRaffletotakeplaceandbesuccessful,weneeditemsto raffle.insayingthis,wewouldappreciateanyhelpthatyoumaybeableto provideitems,suchasgiftcertificatesandpromotionalarticlesareusuallya greathit,forexample:tshirts,mugs,toys,magnets,hats,tools,etc. However,ifyouchoosetoSponsoruswithaMonetaryDonationwewillbuy aprize(s)inyournameandaddthemtotheraffle. Thankingyouinadvanceforyourefforts, PleasecontactGiovanniDaRosat ormelissadarostibbsat Condoglianze Imembridell'associazioneporgonolepiùsentite condoglianzeallafamigliazaninperlascomparsa delcarofabio. Condolences ThemembersoftheExecutiveandtheItalian Communitysendtheirdeepestcondolencestothe ZaninfamilyforthelossofdearFabio. John Di Costanzo. L.L.B Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public Noseworthy Di Costanzo Diab 6470 Chebucto Road, Halifax, NS B3L 1L4 Bus: (902) Fax: (902) Res: (902) jdicostanzo@eastlink.ca Accenti Magazine The Canadian Magazine with an Italian Accent L Associazione Italiana di Moncton Visit them at

3 La Voce, Issue 105 Aprile / April Page / Pagina anni dallo sbarco in Sicilia Quandosipensaall Italia,sipensaingenereadunanazionecheaffondaleproprieradiciinunpassatoremotoaffascinante,echedaquestopassatoderivaleproprie tradizioni,propriacultura,lapropriastoriaelapropriaarte. Ineffetti,l Italiacomelaconosciamooggi(oquasi)èun entitàpoliticogeograficapiuttostorecente:ladatafissatadaglistoricipercelebrarel unitànazionale,èl 17 marzo1861,maquellacheènelcuoredituttièl 11maggio1860,losbarcoaMarsaladiGaribaldi,conlesuemille(unpiù,unameno)camicierosse. Sorpresa:lanostraantichissimanazionecompieineffettisoltanto150anni,dafesteggiarsipropriotraquest annoel annoprossimo. Naturalmentelageografiapoliticad Italiahasubitoulterioricambiamenti,dalgiornodellosbarcoinqua,malaformadellostivalerimanericonoscibile. Ecosìtrail2010edil2011lanazionesiprodigaininiziativeperricordarequelperiodostorico,ilRisorgimento,checihaportatiadesserequellochesiamooggi,edi suoiprotagonisti:garibaldi,mazzini,cavour. CentrodiquestecelebrazionisarànaturalmenteTorino,capitaledelregnodiSavoianelmomentoincuiGiuseppeGaribaldiattraversavalostivaleperannettereleterre Borboniche,epoiperpreveperiodocapitaled Italia( )inattesadirestituireaRomal onore. SevicapitadivisitareilBelpaeseduranteiprossimimesi,nonperdetel occasionedipartecipareaqualcunadiquestecelebrazioni. Mostre,conferenze,eventiinpiazzasisusseguirannoaTorino,FirenzeeRoma,naturalmente,letrecapitali,maancheaGenovaeVenezia,senzatrascurarelemolte cittàmedieepiccole,ognunoavràinserboqualchespecialefesteggiamento. Persapernedipiù,controllateilsitoedilblogdiEsperienzaItalia: Festa del Papà ForsenontuttisannochelaFestadelPapàinItaliasicelebrail19Marzo,ilgiornodiSanGiuseppe.ilsanto,nell immaginariopopolare,èlarappresentazionestessa dellapazienza,eoltreadesserelosposodimariaequindiilpatronodituttalachiesa,proteggeipadri,ifalegnami,icarpentieri,ilavoratoriingenerale,imoribondi,gli economi,epersinoiprocuratorilegali. Oltreatuttociò,SanGiuseppeèsantopatronodinumeroselocalitàitaliane,edognunadiquestelocalitàfesteggialaricorrenzainmodospecialeedunico. Eccoalcuniesempi: ACampobellodiMazarainprovinciadiTrapani,untamburinoaccompagnalaSacraFamigliainprocessioneperilpaese,allaricercadiqualcunochedialoro ospitalità. AModicainprovinciadiRagusa,il18Marzosifesteggiaconunfalòdavantilachiesa,esiprosegueil19conunasfilatadicavaliadornaticonramiefiori. Ad Itrisui monti Aurunci in provincia di Latina, il 19 il santocaro ai falegnami, viene festeggiato in piazzaintorno al falò, ballando, cantando e mangiando le zeppole,frittelleconzucchero,uovaemiele. QuellidiJelsiinprovinciadiCampobasso,festeggianoil19inmodoconunpranzodovegliospitispecialisonoGiuseppe,MariaeGesù,cuisonooffertetredici portate,tuttedimagro. ALezzenoinprovinciadiComo,il19marzocisisfidaconilpaliodeifalò,vintodachiprepareràilfalòpiùgrandeedoriginale,perfinireconunaabbuffatadi tortelli. ARiberainprovinciadiAgrigento,mentreilsantovieneportatoinprocessionesudiungrandecarro,sifesteggiaintornoallastragula,unatorrerivestitadirami d alloraeadornataconformedipane. ARoccaSanCasciano,inprovinciadiForlì,ilrionediBorgoequellodelMercato,sisfidanoachipreparailpiùgrandepagliaiodiginestre,chearderannoasera. Malagiornatadel18inizierànelpomeriggio,conunasfilataincostumeelemongolfierechesialzanoinvolo. ARosoliniinprovinciadiSiracusa,SanGiuseppesifesteggiaconunasfilatastorica,protagonisticavalliecavalieri. Inevitabilecheil19vengafesteggiatoaSanMarzanoDiSanGiuseppeinprovinciadiTaranto,doveilsantovieneportatoinprocessionetralestradedelpaese, mentreardonoifalòbenedetti. ASulmona,inprovinciadell Aquila,inpiazzaGaribaldi,davantiascoppiettantifalò,sicantaesidanza,dopoavergustatoipiattitipicilocali. ATorritadiSienanelsenese,domenicasifesteggiaconilpaliodeisomaricontesotra8contrade,precedutodauncorteostoricocontantodisbandieratori. AValguarneraCaropepeinprovinciadiEnna,il19lefamigliepiùbenestantipreparanoilpranzonellasagrestiadellaChiesa,pranzocuisonoinvitatiGiuseppe, MariaeGesù,eicuriosichevoglionoassaggiarelespecialitàdelpaese.

4 La Voce, Issue 105 Aprile / April Page / Pagina 4 Father s Day PerhapsitisnotawellknownfactthatinItaly,Father sdayiscelebratedonmarch19 th StJosephDay.Thissaint,inthepopularimagination,representspatienceitself, besidebeingholymary shusband,andpatronofthewholecatholicchurch.healsorepresentsandprotectsfathers,woodworkers,carpenters,workersingeneral, terminallyillpeopleandevenlawyers!ontopofallthat,theverybusystjosephisthepatronsaintofvariousitaliancitiesandvillagesandeachoftheseplaceshave theirownspecialwaytocelebratethefestivity. Herearesomeexamplesofthem: InCampobellodiMazara(Trapani,Sicily)adrummeraccompaniestheSacredFamilyaroundthetowninaprocession,lookingforsomeonetogivethemshelter. InModica(Ragusa,Sicily)March18thistimetocelebratewithabonfireinfrontofthechurch,untilthenextday,theactualholiday,somehorseswillpassadorned withflowers. InItrionAuruncimountains(Latina,Lazio),StJosephiscelebratedinthemainsquare,aroundabonfire,singinganddancingandeating zeppole,friedsweets madewithsugar,eggsandhoney. InJelsi(Campobasso,Apulia),aspecialluncheonisheld,wherethehonouredguestsareJoseph,MaryandJesustowhom13differentcourseareoffered,eachof themwithoutmeat. InLezzeno(Como,Lombardia),March19thistimeforacontestbetweendifferentbonfires,thewinnerbeingthebiggerandmoreoriginalone,followedbyabig lunchwithtortelli(filledpasta). InRibera(Agrigento,Sicily)whilethesaintiscarriedinprocessiononabigcharriot,thepopulationpartiesaroundthestragula,atowercoveredbylaurel stwigs anddecoratedwithbreadloafs. InRoccaSan Casciano,(Forlì,EmiliaRomagna),thetwoneighbourhoods,BorgoandMercato, challengeeachothertopreparethebiggerhaystack ofbrooms (flower),tobeburntintheevening.notethedayofmarch18 th isalsointerestingwithaparadeinhistoricalcostumesandagroupofhotairballonstakingtothe sky. InRosolini(Siracusa,Sicily)StJosephiscelebratedwithanotherhistoricalparade,completewithhorsesandhorsemen. March19thiscelebratedSanMarzanoDiSanGiuseppe(Taranto,Apulia)wherethesaintiscarriedinaprocessionthrough thevillage sstreetswhileblessed bonfiresareburning. InSulmona,(L Aquila,Abruzzo)inGaribaldisquare,infrontoftheobiquuosbonfires,peoplesinganddance,afterhavingeatenlocalfoodspecialties. InTorritadiSiena(Siena,Tuscany),StJosephDayiscelebratedwithapaliobetweendonkeys,oneforeachofthe8neighbourhoods,withanhistoricalparadethat includesthesbandieratori thisistheancientartofflagwavingandthrowing,completewithmedievalmusicandclothes checkoutademonstrationonutube). InValguarneraCaropepe(Enna,Sicily),thenineteenwealthierfamiliesofthetown,prepareaspecialmealinthelocalchurchwhereMary,JosephandJesusare invited,alongwithwhomeverwantstotrythespecialties! 150 Years Since the Landing in Marsala WhenwethinkofItaly,ourperceptionusuallymovestothoughtsofaveryancientnationwhoserootsaredeepinafascinatingandremotepastfromthispastwe deriveourtraditions,ourculture,ourhistoryandart.asamatteroffact,italyasweknowittodayisaveryrecentpoliticalandgeographicalentity:thehistoricaldateto celebratethenationalunificationissetonmarch17th,1861butineveryitalian sheart,theimportantdateismay11th1860thelandingofgiuseppegaribaldiin Marsalawithhis1000(moreorless)soldierswearingredshirts. Surprise!Ourveryancientnationisnowbarely150yearsold;itsbirthdaytobecelebratedbetweenthisyearandthenext.Obviously,thepoliticalgeographyofItaly hasundergoneafewchangessincethelandingdaybackin1860,(twoworldwarshavelefttheirmark),buttheshapeofthebootwasalwaysrecognizable. Thisiswhy,between2010and2011,therewillbemanyinitiativestocommemoratethathistoricalperiod,knownasrisorgimento,thatshapedusthewaywearenow, aslongasitsprotagonists:garibaldi,mazzini,cavouramongmanyothers.thecentreofthiscelebrationwillbeturin,capitalofthesavoiakingdomwhengaribaldi wascrossingthecountrytoconquerthelandsofbourbons,andthencapitalofthekingdomofitalyforabriefperiod( ),beforethehonourwasgivenbackto Rome. Ifyouhappentobeinourbeautifulcountryinthenextmonths,don tmissthechancetobepartofthiscelebration.exhibitions,conferencesandeventsinpublic venueswilltakeplaceinrome,turinandflorence,thethreecapitals,butalsoingenovaandvenezia,alongwithmanysmallertownsandvillageswhichwillbepartof thisexceptionalevent. Forcompletedetails,checkthewebsiteandtheblogofExperienceItaly:

5 La Voce, Issue 105 Aprile / April Page / Pagina 5 The ITALIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION is pleased to invite all the members to celebrate Festa della Liberazione Sunday April 25 th at 2:00 pm (Club Room) (Admission $5) We will screen the award-winning The Leopard from the novel of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa directed by Luchino Visconti starring: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon. The Plot In the 1860s, a dying aristocracy struggles to maintain itself against a harsh Sicilian landscape. The film traces with a slow and deliberate rhythm the waning of the noble home of Fabrizio Corbero, Prince of Salina (the Leopard) and the corresponding rise to eminence of the enormously wealthy ex-peasant Don Calogero Sedara. The prince himself refuses to take active steps to halt the decline of his personal fortunes or to help build a new Sicily but his nephew Tancredi, Prince of Falconeri swims with the tide and assures his own position by marrying Don Calogero's beautiful daughter Angelica. The climatic scene is the sumptuous forty-minute ball, where Tancredi introduces Angelica to society.

6 La Voce, Issue 105 Aprile / April Page / Pagina 6 To place your business card ad in La Voce for one $70 Contact Giovanni Da or treviso@accesswave.ca

7 La Voce, Issue 105 Aprile / April Page / Pagina 7 Italian Canadian Cultural Association ICCA of NS: Membership Form Date: Name: ICCA NS 2629 Agricola Street Halifax NS Tel Fax Please circle the areas of interest that you would like to participate in. Bar/ Bar Kitchen / Cucina Place of Birth: Membership / Iscrizioni Maintenance / Manutenzione Library / Biblioteca Phone Number: Italian Weekend Sunday Dinners/ Cene Domenicali Mailing Address: Special Events/ Altre funzioni La Voce Web Page Public Relations Address: Youth/ Giovani Multiculturalism Seniors/ Anziani Hall Rentals / Affitto Sala Office use only Method of Payment Cheque e Cash ICCA Type of Membership NS: Membership Form Family Single Senior Student Date: Key Card number Membership Prices Family $70 ICCA NS 2629 Agricola Street Single Halifax NS Tel $ Fax Senior (over 65) $ 25 Student (18-25 Full-time) $25