An impromptu committee of citizens, originally from CONFLENTI and transplanted to Lamezia
Terme, has organized the “Conflentesità Gathering” for Saturday 4 May.
This event begins at 6.30 pm with the celebration of a Holy Mass at the Church
“Of the Redeemer”. For the occasion, this place of worship in Lamezia Terme (Carrà
Cosentino), will become a small “Visora”, because all the devotees of the will come together
“Madonna della Quercia”, headed by the Rector of the original Church, Don Adamo
Castagnaro. The Committee therefore decided to reproduce, for the gathering, a perfect “Conflentesità”, exalting the identity values which for the population of the charming town at the foot of the Reventino, are mainly related to its high spirituality. “The Madonna della Quercia” is celebrated in all latitudes of the world, from Canada to Australia, passing through Piedmont, as in Borgo Ticino (NO), where there is even a reproduction of the Church, also entitled to the “Madonna della Quercia” Oak”.
Faced with this “worldwide” religious feeling, there could not fail to be a moment of
communion for the Conflentesi who, over the years, have colonized, in large numbers, the city of the plain, where everyone has had the ability to fit in well, even in the key roles of the city. There are more than 2000 people from Conflente residing in Lamezia Terme, and they are all animated by a sense of belonging and pride in their origins. This is why they have already intended to join in large numbers at the “Conflentesità Rally”. The end of the religious ceremony will mark the transition from the “Sacred to the Profane”. In fact, the convivial phase will begin at a well-known Lamezia restaurant, in a personalized environment dedicated to our best cultural traditions.
For this phase, the Committee brought in the great poet of Conflenti, Vittorio Butera, from whose vast artistic production, a famous composition was extrapolated which typifies, in a colorful way, our “Cujjintara Race”:
“O RACE CUJJINTARA DE MANCIUNI
WHO SHOUTS SAN PAULU IN GARGIA CHINA
SULU QUANNU N’AFFRUNTANU I CURZUNI”
To sanction the historical union between the two communities, they ensured their testimony
two First Citizens, the lawyer. Paolo Mascaro, from Lamezia Terme and the accountant Emilio
of Assisi, of Conflenti.
