Luca Prestia

Historian and free-lance photographer based in Turin (Italy)
      
Baìo, the history shared by the Alpine communities
Location: Turin
Nationality: Italian
Biography: For some years I have been dealing with photographic projects related to the migratory phenomenon. I have visited some borders of Europe in search of traces of the testimonies of humanity passing through, in search of new life. For assignments,... MORE
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Baìo, the history shared by the Alpine communities
Copyright Luca Prestia 2024
Updated Feb 2023
Location Cuneo
Topics Culture, Culture stories, Documentary, Editorial, History, Journalism, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture
Summary
The Baìo of Rore, 2023
The Baìo is a historical celebration that is organized every 5 years in some villages of the Varaita valley, in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont, Italy). 
The celebration dates back to almost a thousand years ago and recalls, through the staging of community roles and characters, the defeat of the hordes of pirates from North Africa who, around the year 1000, had managed to plunder some towns in the Ligurian and Piedmontese hinterland. 
The main feature of this event is the beauty and complexity of the costumes used by the characters. These are handmade costumes with precious and very colorful materials. The images in this reportage refer to the Baìo celebrated in the village of Rore in February 2023.
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