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Il carnevale a Molfetta

Before long awaited and fascinating period of Lent, there is the carnival. The carnival was a very sensitive period in Molfetta up to the early 90s. But it is in the 50s and 60s that the carnevale molfettese ha conosciuto la sua massima grandezza. Infatti in quegli anni quello molfettese era il carnevale più rinomato nella zona ed era davvero vissuto dai molfettesi in quanto era una delle rare occasioni in cui ci si poteva concedere il divertimento. Si mascheravano tutti, grandi e piccini: chi con abiti carnascialeschi acquistati o affittati dall'apposito negozio e chi, la maggior parte, con abiti fatti in casa ricavati da vestiario che non si usava più. Si usava molto che gli uomini si mascherassero a donne e le donne a uomini suscitando grande gogliardia. Le strade di Molfetta si riempivano di semplice e sano divertimento, allegria e coriandoli. Il carnevale, specie nel giovedì grasso, domenica e martedì grasso era anche l'occasione eagerly awaited in order to eat at the table and the meat more often seen in the rest of the year, given its cost, many could not afford it. At that time, the Mardi Gras, they used to also sit at home and make real carnival celebrations. On the Sunday of Carnival and Mardi Gras, the last day of carnival, there is the parade of floats. It also attracted people from neighboring countries. The floats were very large, the result of true masters molfettesi papier-mâché, and the parade full of beautiful costumed groups. The procession walked the Corso Umberto, Piazza Garibaldi and the whole course Dante (Village). Over 60 years, the parade was made by two great Italian television: Conrad and Mike Bongiorno. The mask is the carnival Toma Molfetta, Molfetta said U Taoma in which the tradition was dying on the last day of carnival. In fact they used to do the funeral Taoma: it was put on a cart, and behind his widow and other women were in tears. Then Taoma was on fire. In the 80 was introduced Veglioncino of children who became the flagship of Carnival Molfettese. But over the years, with the opening of the company and the consequent change in habits, carnival Molfetta, no longer the only opportunity for fun, has lost its former glory until it reaches its total decline in the first 90 years. In the late '90s, there was the attempt by a private entity to revive the carnival in Molfetta. And so it was resumed the tradition of the parade even if it was no longer what is admired in the 60s but still seen to praise the commitment of young organizers and paper pulp. A tradition which was then broken again in 2007 to be resumed in 2009. Molfetta again this year will have its carnival and its parade of floats. The parade will take place over two days starting from piazza Aldo Moro (train station) and will wind along Corso Umberto I and Piazza Garibaldi (public garden). The parade will be held on the following dates:

Sunday, March 6 15:00

Martedì 8 marzo ore 15.30

Testo di Lucia Mozzillo

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