CARNAVALE ACTIVITIES

The shots from Thurs. show Peppe 'Nappa the carnavale mascot landing at the port, and some of the shots from the kids' parades. The schools go way out here and the kids all dress up and learn dance routines, then parade around in different parts of downtown for 3 days, and perform on the big stage at night. There was also a teen dance put on by the Boy Scouts to which the Agape (disabled adults) were invited. We went with Paolo's family. It was wonderful to see those teens make the Agape group welcome. And boy, can those Italian kids dance!! They all learn very early.
Here are some of the floats as of now. They are amazing, with movable parts and smoke coming out of them, and three to five stories high! There are 12 of them, and each has costumed dancers with a routine and their own song. They will parade for the first time today, so they were not done yesterday. Also, the Sirocco winds started, so it is warm (65 degrees), cloudy, and windy, but no rain predicted. But the prudent put plastic on until the parade. The US one in particular is going to be political, we can tell. There is always satire here! Tonight we will go out with a gang with our Boda wine bag (from Germany!) and watch the performances onstage in the Piazza.
The other notable thing today is that I finished making lemoncello! It takes a month, but it sure looks pretty. Come and visit and try a taste.