Bernd 08/04/2020 (Tue) 01:14:15 No.38995 del
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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moena"

"ights include the church of San Vigilio, with a Gothic bell tower and 18th-century paintings by Valentino Rovisi, and the ancient church of San Volfango, with 15th-century frescoes and a Baroque ceiling by Giovanni Guadagnini (17th century).

Once a year the festival La Turchia takes place during the 19th of August until the 21st. According to Turkish tradition villagers celebrating an event which dates back 323 years. An Ottoman Jennaseries, wounded during the Siege of Vienna 1683 ended up here and changed the life of the village and became a hero. He fell in love with a local woman and founded a family. In the center also there is a statue of that Janissary."

https://diplomaticobserver.com/_haber/a-turkish-village-in-moena-

"“LA TURCHIA” Although they do not speak Turkish or have not come to Turkey the people of Moena celebrate every summer the Turkish festival which has become a tradition since the 1950s. That they continue the legend which originated 323 years ago according to Turkish tradition and customs shows the respect they fell towards the janissary with whom the legend originated. The Legend of “Il Turco”… According to legend someone from the Duchy of Ausburg (which at the time ruled Moena) found a wounded janissary 323 years ago, after the second siege of Vienna and had him treated. The janissary who later marries an Italian girl prefers to live in a tent rather than a house, fitting with the image of an Ottoman man.

In time he becomes the headperson of the town, incites the people to revolt against the unfair taxes being gathered by the soldiers of the Duchy of Ausburg and is declared a hero in the region. The janissary who lived in a tent and went around with his turban and sword in his belt does not manage to fit in Europe. However the anonymous Turk makes the people of the area like Turkish tradition and customs so much so that this “Turkish” village continues it traditions for the following 323 years. The janissary whom the people of Moena call “il Turco” had no children and his grave is not marked. That they have continued the tradition with deep respect for the legend even after the death of “il Turco” and have made it last for 323 years shows just how faithful the people of Moena are.

Every summer the “Moena Turkish Festival” is held in Moena, a mountain village at the foothills of the Manzori Mountains, not unlike those in the Black Sea. The festival is held at the square where the janissary bust is situated and lasts for two days. Everyone is dressed like “Turks” at the festival, including the mayor. Inhabitants of Moena make their own costumes from what they have learnt from books and television. People dressed as janissaries move around in the streets during the festival.

The oldest man in Moena dresses as the sultan and represents “il Turco”. Tme people of Moena who have taken up Turkish tradtion and customs also demand dowries for the brides. When a bride is sent out of the village the ceremony of “Albastia” is held. In the ceremony in which the elders of the village are dressed up as the sultan and the rests as Turks, the sultans’ approval is needed for the bride to leave. The approval ceremony is held as the bride leaves the village. The people of Moena take this as tradition. Inhabitants of Moena include the legend of “il Turco” in every aspect of their lives. The villagers who continue Turkish tradition even in their houses continue to pass on this tradtion which they took over from their ancestors to their children with faith."