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Daniela Finardi

Rites and rituals

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“In summer, men go out, in search of spirits, and in winter spirits come in, in search of men”. — Kwakiutl proverb

Summer, in areas where the climatic difference between the seasons is evident, is the time of year when humans have to work the hardest in the fields, in the alpine pastures, in the meadows… While in winter, agro-pastoral activity slows down, leaving room for major festivals and rituals characterised by the return of the spirits, beloved sacred characters, bearers of light and gifts. Daniela Finardi will tell us how these rites are thus part of humanity, how we find in them our own origins, an innate attachment to traditions that are still handed down over time and are carried on by new generations.

About the speaker

IT:
Daniela Finardi, laureata in Storia e Critica delle Arti all’Università di Trento, lavora al METS – Museo etnografico trentino San Michele prima come responsabile della comunicazione e poi come responsabile dei Servizi educativi, dedicandosi quindi alla didattica museale in tutte le sue forme, da quella per le scuole al lifelong learning, dalle attività di accessibilità alle relazioni con gli interlocutori del territorio. La diffusione della cultura tradizionale del Trentino e dei suoi valori per le nuove generazioni, è lo stimolo che ogni giorno guida il suo lavoro.

DE:
Daniela Finardi hat einen Abschluss in Kunstgeschichte und -kritik von der Universität Trient. Sie arbeitet im METS – Trentiner Ethnografisches Museum San Michele. Dort leitete sie zunächst den Bereich Kommunikation und ist mittlerweile für die Bildungsdienstleistungen verantwortlich. So widmet sie sich der Museumsdidaktik in all ihren Formen, von der Didaktik für Schulen über das lebenslange Lernen und die Barrierefreiheit bis hin zu den Beziehungen zu den lokalen Ansprechpartnern. Die Vermittlung der traditionellen Kultur des Trentino und ihrer Werte an die neuen Generationen ist der Ansporn, der ihre Arbeit jeden Tag vorantreibt.

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