Arbëreshë culture in Calabria

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Arbëreshë culture in Calabria is the distinct Italo-Albanian heritage of language, Byzantine rite religion, and traditions preserved for centuries by Albanian-descended communities in the Calabrian region of southern Italy.

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Arbëreshë culture in Calabria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italo-Albanian culture
ethnic culture
intangible cultural heritage
developedFrom Byzantine cultural tradition
medieval Albanian culture
facesIssue language shift to Italian
youth outmigration
hasCommunity Acquaformosa NERFINISHED
Andali NERFINISHED
Caraffa di Catanzaro NERFINISHED
Carfizzi NERFINISHED
Civita NERFINISHED
Firmo NERFINISHED
Frascineto NERFINISHED
Gizzeria NERFINISHED
Lungro NERFINISHED
Macchia Albanese NERFINISHED
Marcedusa NERFINISHED
Pallagorio NERFINISHED
Plataci NERFINISHED
San Basile NERFINISHED
San Benedetto Ullano NERFINISHED
San Cosmo Albanese NERFINISHED
San Costantino Albanese (historical links despite being in Basilicata) NERFINISHED
San Demetrio Corone NERFINISHED
San Giorgio Albanese NERFINISHED
San Martino di Finita NERFINISHED
San Morello (frazione of Petilia Policastro) NERFINISHED
San Nicola dell’Alto NERFINISHED
Santa Sofia d’Epiro NERFINISHED
Vaccarizzo Albanese NERFINISHED
Vena di Maida NERFINISHED
hasCountry Italy NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice bilingualism in Arbëreshë and Italian
endogamous marriage traditions
veneration of Albanian national heroes such as Skanderbeg
hasEducationalInstitution Collegio di Sant’Adriano in San Demetrio Corone NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Arbëreshë people NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalEvent Albanian migrations to Italy NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalOrigin Albania NERFINISHED
Epirus NERFINISHED
Morea NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Arbëreshë language NERFINISHED
Calabrian Italian NERFINISHED
Italian language NERFINISHED
hasPreservationEffort Italo-Albanian Catholic Church initiatives
local cultural associations
municipal bilingual signage in some villages
hasRegion Calabria NERFINISHED
hasReligiousCenter Eparchy of Lungro NERFINISHED
hasReligiousTradition Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
Eastern Catholicism NERFINISHED
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church NERFINISHED
influencedBy Ottoman expansion in the Balkans
influences regional identity of northern Calabria
mainMigrationPeriod 15th century
16th century
partOf Arbëreshë culture in Italy
culture of Calabria
preserves Arbëreshë Christmas traditions
Arbëreshë Easter rituals NERFINISHED
Arbëreshë epic songs
Arbëreshë folk dances
Arbëreshë oral poetry
Arbëreshë polyphonic singing
Arbëreshë traditional costume
Arbëreshë wedding customs
Byzantine chant in Greek and Albanian
Greek-Byzantine liturgical calendar
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet NERFINISHED

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Lungro isPrincipalCenterOf Arbëreshë culture in Calabria