Folklore

Sorrento & Folklore

Sorrento & Folklore - A popular, yet genuine way of displaying a picturesque Sorrento...

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The old tradition of Palms of sugar-coated almonds.

A profane legend exalts the sweetness of a gesture considered sacred.

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The Sorrentine Tarantella

The most famous popular dance in the world under the Sorrentine interpretation

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Salve D’Espostito – Sorrento composer

Short biography of composer Salve D' Esposito, glory of the Sorrento Coast Many consider the song titled “Torna a Surriento” like a sort of “national anthem” of the Land of the Syrens but Salve D’Esposito has the title of standard bearer of the Sorrento song in the world.

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The legend of Dead Christ’s statue

According to charming popular tales, the statue carried in procession in Sorrento, in the evening of Holy Friday, would have been made by a noble knight who would have achieved a right of asylum in the Church of San Catello.

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