Monthly Archives December 2013

Did you know ?

Christmas in Corsica was celebrated religiously in joy and contemplation; beliefs, ceremonies and meals were carried out in insular ways.
Christmas of yesteryear was not placed under the sign of abundance. Few cribs or decorations in homes; cut holly or a small arbutus was often the equivalent to a Christmas tree. The ‘Bambinu’ (Jesus, as a child), was found in some churches, where he was presented to each faithful at the end of midnight mass.

The most significant Christian symbol of Christmas was (and still is, in some villages), ‘u focu’ – fire; with huge fires burning in churchyards on the night of December 24th, and until the new year...

A village: heart to heart – in just a few lines :

FIUMINALE       

Deserted village (Costa Verde) since the 80’s, mainly due to the fact that there’s no longer a road going up there. A donkey was used to travel around in the past. Decline started during the 50/60’s. Do you know how many deserted villages there are in Corsica ? – apparently, there would be around 76.

photo credit: Wikimedia