ABRUZZO STRONG AND KIND
TWO ADJECTIVES APPROPRIATE AND COINED BY THE DIPLOMAT AND JOURNALIST PRIMO LEVI IN A VISIT TO ABRUZZO IN THE ABOUT 1888. STRONG AND KIND, FOR HIM REPRESENTS THE BEAUTY OF THE REGION AND THE CHARACTER OF ITS INHABITANTS.
FOR US ABRUZZESI WE HAVE REFLECTED ON THESE ADJECTIVES, NOTING THAT IT IS TRUTH. A REGION FULL OF NATIONAL PARKS THAT IS A WONDERFUL, A MOUNTAIN CHAIN DOMINATED BY THE GRAN SASSO, GIVING US THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF WINTER. THEN TO THE KINDNESS OF THE INHABITANTS THAT CAN BE FOUND DURING THE 15 THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY, WITH CHARACTERS WHO HAVE SHOWN TO BE STRONG AND KIND.
BUT THE BEAUTY STILL EXISTS, UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE LACK OF WORK MILLIONS OF ABRUZZESE EMIGRATED ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS SHOWING TO BE STRONG IN EVERYTHING FACING NEW LANDS WITH THE MAXIMUM OF SACRIFICES, EVEN IF IN SOLITUDE AND DISPREASE THEY HAVE DEFENDED THE NEW DAILY LIFE WITH THEIR KINDNESS.
IN DOING SO, MANY ABRUZZESE HAVE REACHED GOALS THAT COULD NOT BE REACHED BY STAYING TO THE REGION, BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE DONE. AS FOR EXAMPLE POPE BONIFACIO IV (SAN BENEDETTO DEI MARCI) BENEDETTO CROCE (PESCASSEROLI) GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO (PESCARA) FINALLY TEOFILO PATINI (CASTEL DI SANGRO) WHO IS MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER.
NOMINATING SOME RECENTLY NOTARIES ABROAD MIKE POMPEO SECRETARY OF STATE (PESCARA) MARIO LANZA (TOCCO DICASA URIA) JUAN MANUEL FANGIO (CHIETI) TOMMY LA SORDA (CHIETI) PERRY COMO (PALENA) HENRY MANCINI (SCANNO ) AL MARTINO (PESCARA) DEAN MARTIN (PESCARA) AND MADONNA (PACENTRO) AND MANY MORE.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THEIR CHARACTER HAS EXPOSED THEIR REGION OF ABRUZZO ALL OVER THE WORLD FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONS HANDED DOWN BY THEIR PARENTS.
FOR US UNKNOWN, WE ARE CONTENT OF MEETING IN OUR CLUB TO CONTINUE OUR TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS, THUS RAISING THE IDEALISM OF THE ABRUZZO REGION.
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION WE ARE ABOUT 250 A NICE GROUP THAT ONCE A MONTH WE MEET WITH MEMBERS AT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY (IACS) AND THEN WITH ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE PIC-NIC, ABRUZZESE PARTY, BOCCE WITH OTHER CLUBS, GALA, CRISTOFARO COLOMBO PARADE, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE “MEMORIAL DAY”, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT KEEPS US ALWAYS ACTIVE.
IN A YEAR OF COVID-19 EVERYTHING HAS STOPPED, THE PROTECTION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND OTHERS IS IMPERATIVE TO DEFEAT THIS VIRUS. WITH THE VACCINE WE HOPE FOR A COMPLETE VICTORY, THANKS TO GOD. WHILE WE ALL WAIT FOR THIS MIRACLE, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL THE ABRUZZESI WHO READ THIS ARTICLE, TO ASSOCIATE WITH US AND THUS ENRICH THE GROUP OF NEW FACES. EVEN IF ONLY VIA MARRIAGE, OR RELATIVE, YOU FEEL ABRUZZESE, YOU ARE WELCOME. ALSO THOSE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE AS FRIENDS OF ABRUZZO ARE WELCOME.
A RETURN TO NORMALITY IS IMMINENT, SO JOIN TO CONTINUE THE ABRUZZESE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
WWW.FEDABRUZZO.ORG OR CALL ME AT 586-322-9575
ANTONIO DI GIORGIO vice president of the Abruzzese Federation of Michigan
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