domenica 24 giugno 2018

Bicompleanno - or how to celebrate an Italian birthday

Bicompleanno - 
or how to celebrate an Italian birthday

Slowly the sun sets behind the backdrop of Gerfalco's local mountain, Cornate. The bright red of the evening sky brings the paddock of the Maremma horses at the foot of the Poggio di Montieri in a gentle evening mood. But the appearance is deceptive. In the stables of the Rifugio Prategiano is a lot going on. For half a day one was diligently clearing, sweping, preparing, snipping, cooling and dressing up. The wood for campfire and barbecue is ready, the mayonnaise-containing pasta salad for one of the German birthday children was distributed in bowls con carne and senza carne. At an Italian feast, the food plays an equally present role as the red wine. It's finally Bicompleanno - a union of two birthdays and two nationalities.

Kisses on the right, kisses on the left, Ciao here, Ciao there. All of the happy guests become a festive community. Between petting horses, putting together a playlist and selfies in front of the fragrant rose bush, the smell of sizzling delicacies spreads slowly on the already lit hearth. Whether you know each other or not, whether you speak the same language or not, ultimately it does not matter and the vino rosso does the rest. Arriving at the long table the neighbor becomes a friend and the remnant raises his plastic cup to the common "Cin Cin!" The Bratwurst of the Italians (salsiccia) mixes up on the plates with German crispbread and pasta salad, tuscan, salt-free bread with hummus spread and grilled pecorino cheese. This scenery stretches over the majority of the evening, until finally the homemade dessert leads to excitement. The creamy cake and the sugary-red dough balls filled with Nutella (pesche) make the hustle and bustle and loud conversational culture silent for minutes. Now the happy pack spreads around the campfire, watching the countless fireflies or walking in the moonlight. Under the tent of the considerable and clear starry sky, many stories are still told, many laughters echoes and finally it becomes long, the summer night of Bicompleanno.

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