{"id":241425,"date":"2024-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=241425"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:14:06","slug":"never-been-to-a-sagra-villaverlas-summer-festival-could-be-your-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=241425","title":{"rendered":"Never been to a sagra? Villaverla\u2019s summer festival could be your first"},"content":{"rendered":"

VICENZA, Italy \u2013 For newcomers to Vicenza, discovering their first sagra<\/em> often opens an inviting world of annual festivals in local Italian communities.<\/p>\n

Italians, especially during the summer months, fill their town squares with food, fun and music. Communities of Vicenza province come to life at these events. They often honor a saint or highlight traditional culinary specialties or locally sourced food.<\/p>\n

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\n VILLAVERLA, Italy – Every sagra has a dancefloor where couples can swirl and twist all night long.
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Spc. Christopher Sanchez, a Soldier from Southern European Task Force, Africa, arrived in Vicenza in February and settled in Caldogno.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know what a sagra was. But, after finding out, I am definitely intrigued by them,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cIt can be a fun opportunity to network with the locals and explore the Italian culture with family.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At U.S. Army Garrison Italy, Americans can find out more about the upcoming sagre<\/em> \u2013 notice the word\u2019s ending change to make it plural \u2013 on the Italian News feature of The Garrison Outlook, www.army.mil\/italy<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n VILLAVERLA, Italy – Villa Ghellini lit up by the fireworks during the last evening of the sagra.
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For example, this week there is a sagra in Villaverla<\/a>, about a ten-minute drive from Caldogno. It runs from August 2-5, with fireworks at midnight on the final evening.<\/p>\n

Sagre are organized by each comune\u2019s pro loco,<\/em> a volunteer organization that helps during every step of the process. In Villaverla, 80 people volunteered and worked tirelessly to prepare for one of the biggest events of the season.<\/p>\n

Federico Boscato, the Villaverla pro loco president, is proud of his team\u2019s efforts. Promoting the town is important, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe organize events to protect the artistic and cultural traditions of Villaverla,\u201d Boscato said.<\/p>\n

To him, sagre are an authentic Italian experience, a chance to spend a weekend together, preserving traditions and enjoying the local cuisine, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mattia Baio, an Italian employee from the 509th Strategic Signal Battalion, dedicated free time after work to help prepare for his hometown festival. He met with vendors, bought supplies and took on some hard labor \u2013 building the stage, gazebos and tents.<\/p>\n

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\n VILLAVERLA, Italy – The Villaverla Summer Fest is an area in the sagra dedicated to young people with outdoor DJ sets and music.
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Baio, a volunteer for the past two years, said the work is tiring but satisfying. Being able to give back to his community makes him happy, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just finished working hard on the sagra of Novoledo,\u201d Baio said. \u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to serve my neighbors, friends and family and make sure they have a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanchez, a newcomer to the community, looks forward to trying new food and blending in with the local population.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully some other colleagues are interested and decide to make it out as well,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list<\/a> of the many events including the sagre from the towns throughout the Vicenza province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VICENZA, Italy \u2013 For newcomers to Vicenza, discovering their first sagra often opens an inviting world of annual festivals in local Italian communities. Italians, especially during the summer months, fill their town squares with food, fun and music. Communities of Vicenza province come to life at these events. They often honor a saint or highlight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241427,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=241425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241431,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241425\/revisions\/241431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/241427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=241425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=241425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=241425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}