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Beschrijving Deutsch (Duits)
Piana degli Albanesi (Albanian: Hora e Arbëreshëvet; Sicilian:
Chiana) is an Italian comune with about 6000 inhabitants in the
Province of Palermo. It is the most important and populous
Arbëreshë communities in Sicily and it is the episcopal see of the
Byzantine Catholic Church. The community has maintained many ethnic
elements of Albanian culture like language, religious ritual,
traditional costumes, music and folklore. The inhabitants are the
descendants of Albanian families, including nobles and relatives of
Skanderbeg, that settled in Southern Italy during the Ottoman
Turkish conquest of the Balkans. The exodus began after the defeat
of the Byzantine Empire and the death of Skanderbeg, who
successfully fought for the freedom of their people for more than
two decades.
King John II of Spain and Sicily allowed the original refugees to
occupy the present place and to preserve their Orthodox religion,
which was identified as Greek, so that the small town had the name
of Piana dei Greci. In the beginning it was called "Piana dei
Greci" for the use of Greek language in the Byzantine rite
professed by the inhabitants. In 1941, during the Fascist regime,
has been changed to "Piana degli Albanesi".
Over the centuries the inhabitants have jealously preserved their
cultural roots as the Byzantine rite, language, traditions and
typical women's costumes richly embroidered, and today, in the
twenty-first century, is still strong attachment to the land
native.
The town preserves unique Easter traditions, held every year
according to a typical itinerary: first of all is the Divine
Liturgy, where the Gospel is read in seven languages, including
Arabic. After the religious ceremony, there is a procession through
the main street, all the women and several men dress in traditional
Arbëresh costume, the procession leads to the square after the
blessing the red eggs are distributed as a sign of Christ's
resurrection.
Piana degli Albanesi is officially bilingual, as the official town
documents are written in both Arbërisht and Italian and its
citizens are trilingual, proficient in these languages and the
local Sicilian. The most obvious trace of the strong ethnic
identity of Piana degli Albanesi is the Albanian language
(Arbërisht), spoken by all, so that is easy to understand among the
people, the street signs and shop signs (such as the old Bar
Shqjpëria or the Agricultural Society Shoqëri Bujqësore). The
exodus from the Motherland and the distance has not dampened the
Arbëreshë pride, and the community has retained its identity as
much as possible. The Arbëresh language is a sub-dialect of the
Tosk Albanian dialect one of the two major Albanian dialects, on
which the standard Albanian language is mainly based a dialect
originating from southern Albania and is fully recognized within
local administrations and schools as a compulsory language
ethno-linguistic minority.
(Sources: Wikipedia and various travel guides)
To calculate the final coordinates you have tho find out two year
dates of great importance to Piana degli Albanesi:
A = The year of the foundation of Piana degli Albanesi.
B = The year when the bandit Salvatore "Turi" Giuliano shot down
left-winged demonstrants at the annual May Day (probably in the
name of the Mafia) at Portella della Ginestra near Piana degli
Albanese.
You will find the cache at the North coordinates plus A / East
coordinates minus B (N 37° 57.094'+A / E 013° 20.541'-B).
Have fun exploring the village,
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24. april 2016, 17:54 dpaleino heeft de cache gevonden
Found with my girlfriend Eva, TFTC!