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Project: To play or not to play with water

Water: History and Legends. COMENIUS Multilateral School Partnership. Project: To play or not to play with water. I.T.I. “G.B.B. Lucarelli” Benevento, Italy. Prof. Antonella BALENA Benevento, Jul. 8th 2011. Benevento and its waters. a journey through the environment and traditions.

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Project: To play or not to play with water

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  1. Water: History and Legends COMENIUS Multilateral School Partnership Project: To play or not to play with water I.T.I. “G.B.B. Lucarelli” Benevento, Italy Prof. Antonella BALENA Benevento, Jul. 8th 2011

  2. Benevento and its waters a journey through the environment and traditions samnitic province

  3. Water and myths A fusion between history and legends A slide show of I.T.I. "Lucarelli"

  4. Benevento is crossed by two rivers Rivers rich in history and myths The "Calore" The "Sabato"

  5. Battle of Benevento history says that it was fought nearby Calore ( 1266 )

  6. Where, they say, Manfredi di Svevia was buried ... in co' del ponte presso a Benevento sotto la guardia della grave mora... ( Dante Alighieri )

  7. The Legend of Titerno On the banks of a river that passes near Benevento, in the past there was a battle between the Romans and the Samnites. Titerno River

  8. Tito, the son of a Roman leader, died in this battle... The father, in the night, diverted the course of the river and buried his son in the bed's river... Titerno River

  9. and throwing money at the tomb said "Titus, my son, you will be forever" Now, the river is called "Titerno" TITo + etERNO = TITERNO Titerno River

  10. The "janare" The "Witches"

  11. The "Janare" belong to the legends of the civilization of Benevento Traditionally, they were able to make evil spells and magic potions that procurated abortions

  12. The legend says that they met under a walnut tree in the Strait of Barba, near Benevento, where the Sabato river flows

  13. Indeed, the name of the river derives just from the word "SABBA" which indicated the feasts in which the witches used to meet with DEVIL Sabato River

  14. For this reason Benevento is called "the city of Witches"

  15. Avoiding the evil eye

  16. Into the countries around Benevento there is a very special ritual to take away the... "MALOCCHIO" ( the Evil eye )

  17. You take a saucer filled with water and carefully pour a teaspoon of oil... If it melts, it means that the formula has produced its effect. Otherwise you must continue

  18. In this formula, water is really vital it is considered magic, because it can destroy a curse.

  19. How to fight the "evil eye" A very special ritual

  20. " Manilonga " " The long arm "

  21. Who's " Mary 'a Manilonga "? She is a witch with the long arm that would live in wells and that would have the ability to drag poor victims in the depths of water She is a creature of water present in the mythology of the Samnium

  22. WATER. A vital resource always present in the history of Mankind and mythology of all peoples Thank you

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