Baìo
baìo also known baìo di sampeyre traditional festival take place every five year municipality sampeyre valle varaita province cuneo italy baìo di sampeyre one important ancient traditional festival italian alp longawaited return festival year began february concluded february final thursday lent day also celebrated fat thursday tradition origin date back team saracen penetrated valley control alpine pass driven away local population festival commemorates expulsion invader baìo composed four parade army coming provincial capital sampeyre piasso three hamlet rore rure calchesio chucheis villar vilà traditionally men participated parade complicated costume woven woman men traditionally interpreted role woman custom led event accused machismo one important part dance valle varaita important centre maintenance rediscovery occitan tradition people maintained many traditional dance folklore well music sound violin accordion organ clarinet hurdygurdy sonsaina occitan heard traditional dance courento gigo courento di custiole countradanso tresso bureo dsan martin bureo vieìo others event gathering various part baìo follow precise traditional format second sunday fat thursday thursday lent four procession parade within village except inhabitant calchesio italy go sampeyre meet cortege piasso following sunday various baìo start time sampeyre solemn meeting abba general called hebrew father exchange greeting sword parade square four group form participant dance procession parade meet barrier log symbolize obstacle left saracen flight barricade torn sapeurs zappatori occitan guastatore french using ax followed dancing refreshment fat thursday inhabitant except villar parade sampeyre return village finale party process treasurer try escape cash help secretary apprehended tried pardoned baìo transported retried villar executed cavalìe – cavalry villager open procession calchesio sampeyre tambourn major – lead procession calchesio villar waving long baton time music arlequin – marshal baìo must frighten people prevent march sarazine – girl waving white handkerchief signal code army liberation played young child segnourine – dressed white symbolize end slavery saracen played boy age year tambourin – small group announce parade timballos small drum tambourine also mark pace travel sapeur – armed ax remove barrier log left fleeing saracen grec – parade rore calchesio sampeyre young people year portraying greek prisoner freed villager escarlinìe – infantry villager armed club decorated ivy colored ribbon bell espous – pair young married couple confined one procession rore segnouri – wealthy live freely without fear looting saracen parade rore sampeyre villar sounadour – parade musician play dancing occasionally twentyfour hour without interruption uzuart – guard accompanying alum armed sword rifle granatìe – accompany tezourìe treasurer executioner villar morou moor – travel mule prisoner freed saracen turc – saracen taken prisoner chained traveling foot sampeyre viéi viéio old man old woman – character close parade ridiculous manner wheezing pretending unable keep pace dressed rag carry basket containing child doll fiascone wine cantinìe cantiniere – run parade serving drink alum represent military baìo elected every five year time baìo end new alum elected two new alum start rank tenent lieutenant sampeyre calchesio villar rore called soutportobandiero low flagbearer within ten year two alum rore become portobandiero flagbearers finally abà army commander organizer festival responsible running house house every night month preceding festival agree every family role filled abà two become secretary instructed keep record baìo tezourìe treasurer responsible managing fund feast finished career free take another role start new career occitania occitan valley occitan folk music storia valle varaita baio di sampeyre occitania ghirondacom retrieved immagini di sampeyre baio di sampeyre dinou choia celle macra valle varaita cuneo piemonte italia ghirondacom retrieved museo etnografico di sampeyre valle varaita occitania ghirondacom retrieved