“Festival delle Radici” is an innovative project promoted and developed by Glocal Think, which was presented on Monday 22 April, at 4.00 pm, in the press room of the Chamber of Deputies.
Glocal Think is a place of meeting and discussion between companies, associations and institutions. An ecosystem that has as its objective the valorisation of the Territories, especially the smaller ones and those attributable to the internal areas of our country.
In 2022, at an event in Santo Stefano del Sole, in the province of Avellino, Glocal Think launched the "Radici" project, with the aim of starting a process of building a Public-Private network around shared values, which they combine the principles of Glocal with those of community identity.
Together with visionary mayors, the Irpine Roots Committee and the Ciociare Roots Committee were born: two models of territorial networks, which later became the subject of study and of a university thesis at Roma Tre.
The Committees have generated projects and consolidated networks, giving life, for example, in Irpinia, to the D.M.O. Irpinia Montagna d'Amare, today a partner of the Festival.
Around the roots and shared values we continue to build models and good practices, replicable in different territories, to offer solutions through examples.
The Fil Rouge of the Festival is to celebrate the roots in a community event to strengthen ancestral ties, rediscover the intangible heritage and enjoy the food and wine heritage.
Every year, however, the Festival has its own central theme, this year 2024, it will be the "Biological Roots", that is, those that bind all those who are "children of their land" but who have decided, sometimes forced, by it to depart.
In the year of Italian roots, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the communities of Italians who "left" abroad or in other Italian cities to welcome them into their countries of origin are celebrated.
This year's slogan is: "If you're not at home, feel at home".
The Roots Traveler becomes, in fact, a citizen of the places he inhabits. His home is that of his host. It blends and blends in, camouflaging itself, with the host culture. Experience local traditions and customs in an authentic way even within the destinations.
A single event, three connections that link 32 municipalities between Lazio and Campania:
Scores
It was born in 2016 as a cultural initiative of the AsSud Association of Paludi (CS) aimed at bringing together cultural actors, the scientific society and local bodies in order to promote and develop communities, using migration in a positive key, as an element interpretation and knowledge.
Dialects
Celebration of the linguistic diversity and richness of the local communities that constitute the vital fabric of our culture, with a view to preserving regional linguistic varieties through a series of activities, born in the province of Avellino in collaboration with the DMO Irpinia Montagna d'amare
Stories
Engaging immersion in the narratives handed down over time, an opportunity to celebrate the rich and varied stories that dot the cultural heritage of a community.
The stages of the Festival
Campania
20 July Castelfranci - Scores
01 August Nusco - Dialects
02 August Cesinali - Scores
10 August Lacedonia - Dialects
10 August* Chiusano San Domenico - Scores
19 August Monteverde - Dialects
21 August Sant'Andrea di Conza - Dialects
24 August Bisaccia - Dialects
25 August Andretta - Dialects
31 August Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi - Dialects
04 September Salza Irpina - Scores
07 September Santa Lucia di Serino - Scores
13-14 September Aquilonia - Dialects
26 October Villamaina - Dialects
06 December Lyons - Dialects
15 December Bagnoli Irpino - Dialects
21 December Calabritto - Dialects
17 January 2025 Torella dei Lombardi - Dialects
to be defined Rocca San Felice -Dialects
to be defined Senerchia - Scores
to be defined Cairano - Dialects
to be defined Calitri - Dialects
to be defined Santo Stefano del Sole -Stories
*Date to be confirmed
Lazio
27 April Vallepietra - Stories
August 27th Alvito - Stories
31 August* Atina - Stories
28 September Castel di Tora - Scores
26 October Bolsena - Scores
09 November Castiglione in Teverina - Scores
to be defined Allumiere - Scores
to be defined Settefrati -Scores
to be defined Pofi - Dialects
*Date to be confirmed
The Festival invites everyone to join the journey, share their stories, learn from the traditions of others and celebrate the priceless cultural heritage that binds.
With the patronage: Lazio Regional Council, Campania Region, Avellino Province, AICS, Viterbo Network Chamber of Commerce, Ampioraggio Foundation, Anci Campania, Assidema, Irvat, C.P.C.C.L., Univerde Foundation, University of Naples Federico II.
