CATANIA – AtIC “San Giorgio” (Borsellino complex), directed by the professor Concetta Manolaa took place encounter between the fifth classes, VA and VB, of the Institute and the author of the book “Old jobs“, Antonio Sozzi. The children who attend the school welcome the classes institute library laboratory which, with care and attention, they have introduced the meeting, explaining how ancient crafts are an important theme for everyone, because they represent a direct connection with the past.
These crafts are often examples of skills, knowledge and traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation, thus representing a cultural richness immense. Valuing and remembering these professions means more than that preserve techniques and knowledge that might otherwise disappear, but also keep alive a sense of identity and community belonging.
In this way, this book invites us to reflect on how the past can still teach us a lot and on how it is essential not to forget the roots and traditions that they define who we are.
The guys showed interestthrough various requests prepared with care together with their teachers.
Antonio Sozzi, author of the book “Antichi mestieri”, presented the book to the children in this way and they answered to their questions, intrigued from those “unknown” professions and curious names. To accompany Professor Sozzi’s narration Iano Storytellerwith the marranzanoan instrument that characterizes culture and Sicilian popular tradition.
Antonello La Piana Of GAEditori it also made the kids reflect onimportance of books, explaining the editor’s profession which often tells obsolete stories and is done spokesperson of collective memory.
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