Holiday apartment in Rose – Culture, traditions and landscape along the Crati

Rose along the Crati: hills, right bank, Javas stream, Vallonarì and river course

Rose is situated on a hill on the right bank of the Crati. The Javas stream runs north of the hill of Rose and flows into the Crati River via the Vallonarì. The Vallonarì thus carries the Javas from the northern area of the hill to the Crati. Anyone observing the landscape can trace the connection with the town from the hill via the Javas and Vallonarì to the Crati.

Historic buildings in the centre of Rose: Castello, churches and convent

Castello di Rose stands at the highest point of the historic centre. It was built in the 13th century and is situated above a ditch that served as natural protection against enemy attacks. The Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie stands in the inhabited centre of Rose, while the Chiesa della SS. Annunziata is also located in Rose. The Convento Agostiniano di San Pietro Apostolo in Rose dates back to the 14th century. The name San Nicola derives from the former monastery in the lower part of Rose near Serrone.

Living traditions and family heritage in Rose

Affàscinu is a folk tradition in Rose intended to ward off the evil eye and that remains alive in the local culture. Carlino Mammone’s nativity scene has a hundred-year family tradition behind it, passed down from generation to generation. The nativity scene’s long-standing tradition is therefore explicitly connected to the Mammone family.

Festive periods between Christmas, Holy Saturday, Carnival and August

In the town centre of Rose, artistic nativity scenes are set up at Christmas and remain on display until the Feast of Candlemas on 2 February. On Holy Saturday, “u carvariu” takes place in Rose, a religious pilgrimage procession featuring folk songs and the recitation of “u' rillogiu”. The Carnival tradition includes groups of young people singing “la strina”. The celebrations in honour of Saint Lawrence in Rose included a traditional procession on 10 August. The terms “u carvariu”, “u' rillogiu” and “la strina” each belong to the traditional forms of local customs in Rose.

Archaeological traces in the Rose area: Area delle Fate and Cutura di Rose

The Kore Italiota was found in the hamlet of Area delle Fate in Rose. It is considered a bronze statuette from the 6th century BC and evidence of the presence of Greek culture in the Rose area. Materials from Cutura di Rose attest to the circulation of grave goods in the Crati Valley.

Crops and food in Rose’s Carnival tradition

Olives, chestnuts and figs are cultivated in Rose. The Carnival tradition in Rose includes tasting soppressata and typical sweets. Soppressata and typical sweets are thus explicitly associated with the Carnival period in Rose.

Places in the surrounding region

Bisignano, Lattarico, Crosia, Cosenza, Marina Di Sibari, Guardia Piemontese, Villapiana Lido, Rossano Stazione.

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