Espace populations sociétés (Dec 2007)

Le plus grand regroupement annuel et itinérant d’Italie

  • Isabelle Dumont

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4000/eps.2218
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2007, no. 3
pp. 333 – 343

Abstract

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L'Adunata degli alpini is the most important “wandering demonstration” which takes place every year in Italy. Each edition attracts about 400.000 people of various social/cultural origins. For two complete days, the normal urban landscape of the chosen city is totally transformed: the city centre, mainly, is entirely taken up with the celebrations. This “festival”, born with commemorative intents, has become during the years a proper popular demonstration. The massive flow of people who attends, requires great preparation but it also brings big economical repercussions for the concerned city, which changes every year.

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