Tricarico, known as "città arabo-normanna (arabic-norman town) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Lucania (or Basilicata). It has a population of 6,080 people. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... Matera (It. ...

Origins

The origin of its name is, up to now, unknown but some believe the name derives from Greek word treis = three and akros, akris = summit, mount, apex, that is "cities from the three mounts". Look up origin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

History

Although of ancient origin, the first news documented about the town was in the 849, when the commune was a "longobarda" county included in the "gastaldato" of Salerno. After this period was an arabic town until the secon half of the 900. In the 968 was under the empire of Bisanzio and then, in the 1048, became a norman fortified town. In the fiftheenth century there was a jewish community. Distant cultures, also from a religious point of view have found a favorable point of encounter and development, testified not only through the art and the architecture here but also through the way the territory is used in the respect of the nature. An example of extraordinary historical importance, is the terrazzati gardens, of Arabic origin that is still in use today. The favorable historical and cultural contours that have characterized it, made Tricarico a center of primary importance in southern Italy. In 1383, Luigi of Angiò was coronated King of Naples in the cathedral of the town. The roads and alleys of the historical center reflect themselves the Arabic quarters of the Ràbata and the Saracena. The recent history of Tricarico is tied to the figure of the poet Rocco Scotellaro (1923-1953), who left a number of soulful literary works and poetry about the town. Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... A territory is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of an animal, person, organization, or institution (from the word terra, meaning land). In politics, a territory is an area of land under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority. ... Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September...

Culture

Masks in Tricarico reflect important ancestral cultures in the town and a legacy to fertility rituals. In Tricarico, Cows and Tauruses are particularly important in this respect and they are represented by masks during important festivals. The mask from a cow is constituted from a hat to wide stratum covered from a scarf and a veil and richly decorated with long tapes multicolors that come down until the ankles. The mask from the Taurus is identical in the composition but it is distinguished completely for being black with some red tapes. Every mask has a cowbell, various in the shape and the sound, in addition to the features of the cows or Tauruses. Every year in the town on 17 January, a day dedicated to Saint Antonio Abbot, where it is a custom in good will of the Saint, to complete the ritual wearing the fertility masks by parading around the main church three times to receive the blessing from San Antonio. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ... A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value, which is prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. ... Masks in a Guatemalan Market A mask is a piece of material or kit worn on the face. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... There are many different styles of hats. ... A Scarf joint is a means of joining usually wood, sometimes metal, end to end. ... Veils are articles of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, which cover some part of the head or face. ... Species Bos aegyptiacus B. frontalis B. grunniens B. javanicus B. sauveli B. taurus Bos is the genus of wild and domestic cattle or oxen. ... The cowbell is a percussion instrument. ... A saint is a term used to refer to someone who is a holy person. ... Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ...

Archaelogical sites

The archaeological area of Civita is situated in close locality. It comprises a Ancient RomeRomanfortified center that extends for approximately 50 hectares and consists of stone buildings with squared blocks, fortified with monumental doors. On the inside, some rooms introduce mosaic pavements over 2500 years old.

Basilicata · Communes of the province of Matera

Accettura | Aliano | Bernalda | Calciano | Cirigliano | Colobraro | Craco | Ferrandina | Garaguso | Gorgoglione | Grassano | Grottole | Irsina | Matera | Miglionico | Montalbano Jonico | Montescaglioso | Nova Siri | Oliveto Lucano | Pisticci | Policoro | Pomarico | Rotondella | Salandra | San Giorgio Lucano | San Mauro Forte | Scanzano Jonico | Stigliano | Tricarico | Tursi | Valsinni

Coordinates: 40°37′N 16°09′E Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Puglia to the east, Calabria to the south, it has one short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the south-east. ... Matera (It. ... Accettura is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. ... A street corner in the ancient Sassi di Matera as it looks today. ... Policoro is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. ... Salandra is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...