Traditions: Crafts & Food

Traditions: crafts & Food

erasmus ka229

historical treasures of europe

created by the italian teamI.c. aggius

INTRODUCTION

Dear teachers and students we had great fun while working on this topic of our project.

In the past few weeks we have met local craftsmen and we have learned about traditional crafts

such as the textile and jewellery art, granite and, of course, traditional handmade food and wine

and we are now proud to show you our storytelling project work

INDEX

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TEXTILE art

jewellery

THE STONECUTTER

the food artisans:

CHEESE

pasta

sweets

bread

wine

quiz

UNIT 1

textile art

Textile is one of the most important sectors of Sardinian artistic crafts

The best known and appreciated products of this art are those of the popular typical traditions: rugs, covers, tapestries, cushions, shawls, curtains made of wool, cotton, fine linen that are still made by hand using ancient looms.

textile crafts from aggius

Today only 6 weavers work in the textile lab, but other women do it at home

The textile lab called I.S.O.L.A. was founded in our village by 10 women in 1997 and it still preserves the weaving traditions from Aggius

horizontal loom

The traditional loom used in Aggius is horizontal

Colours of our carpets

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Dyeing Herbs The other colours are obtained using dyeing herbs or berries such as onion, heather, pomegranate and chestnut urchins.

UNIT 02

LOCAL ART OF JEWElLERY

Rings, necklaces, earrings and brooches have been an essential part of Sardinian clothing

The "militaria"

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the wedding ring from aggius

tHE "AUZA" OR BROOCHES

In the engagement ring, or Militaria, there are two hearts on the sides. The initials of the bride and groom were engraved in the heart.

The wedding ring from Aggius has a main flower with six petals which symbolize fertility. The four-leaf clovers on the ring were meant to bring good luck to the bride and groom.

Brooches are present in almost all the traditional female costumes on the island. Basically, there are two types: one is applied to the cap or to the shawl or veil; the second ensures that the blouse remains perfectly buttoned down the front.

Buttons or small bells are usually worn in many costumes throughout the island. They adorn the blouses and waistcoats worn by both males and females.

BUTTONS OR SMALL "BELLS"

PLAY

The Legend

PRECIOUS BELONGIngs

UNIT 03

the granite industry in aggius

Meeting the last stonecutter from Aggius

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The Stonecutter

unit 04

the food artisans

And now let's experience how our local food expresses our cultural heritage

Cheese and Pasta

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Cheese

Pasta

Sardinian Bread

The Art of traditional pastry making

Ingredients

• 2 cups room-temperature water
• 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
• 2 cups (packed) coarsely torn day-old baguette with crust (about 4 ounces)
• 10 plum tomatoes, halved, seeded, coarsely chopped (about 6 cups)
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup Sherry wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1 1/2 cups lightly flavored extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped Serrano ham\* (about 1 1/2 ounces)
• Fruity Spanish olive oil (for drizzling)

*An uncooked, cured Spanish ham (also called jamón Serrano); sold at specialty foods stores and Spanish and Latin markets. If unavailable, prosciutto can be substituted.

Li cucciuleddi

1. The filling

2. Young pastry chefs at work

Stir 2 cups water and 1 tablespoon coarse salt in medium bowl to dissolve.

Add bread; soak 30 minutes. Squeeze excess liquid from bread; reserve soaking liquid.

Sardinian Wine

ARE YOU READY?

START

quiz time!

QUESTION 1 of 5

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10

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How many stonecutter are there in Aggius nowadays?

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QUESTION 2 OF 5

in the summer

at Easter

at Christmas

"Li cucciuleddi" is a typical Sardinian sweet which is made ...

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QUESTION 3 OF 5

brooch

wedding ring

engagement ring

The "Militaria" is a typical ... from Aggius

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 4 OF 5

in a vertical position

in a horizontal position

both of them

The traditional loom used by weavers in Aggius is

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QUESTION 5 OF 5

Gnocchetti

Spaghetti

Tagliatelle

... is a typical Sardinian pasta.

RIGHT!

MUSIC

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created by students of istituto comprensivo aggius

we hope you had a great LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Classi III della Scuola Secondaria di I grado (plessi di Aggius e Luogosanto)