https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/celebrating-ogni-santi-in-solofra/ Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/celebrating-ogni-santi-in-solofra/#comment-44 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 02:47:51 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=645#comment-44 I had the same experience with people in Solofra and Naples in 2005, even though it was a rougher place then. Lots of interest in Italian-Americans returning, and when I said the words “Carmine Troisi” and then explained who he was, I got led into the church, and got a tour in rapid-fire Italian with occasional English words here and there.
For me, I loved the visit to the cemeteries, even if none of our ancestors are there any more. My fascination is more with culture than with genealogy, so getting to experience and be part of remembering people, in what is very much like the Mexican Day of the Dead, was really fascinating. I was really glad we did that.

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