Sicilian puppets

For contest in "Behind the looking glass" group------------------------------------------------In my country, the Sicilian Puppet Theatre (Opera dei Pupi in Sicilian) is an old tradition and part of culture, which had its golden years in the XIX century. In the last fifty years this old Sicilian tradition has been declining because of the advent of television, and in 2001 UNESCO declared it Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The histories portrayed in the Opera dei Pupi (Sicilian puppet theatre) are long cycles, presented in episodes, based on epic-chivalrous literature and especially on the Carolingian cycle, the Chanson the Roland in particular (based on the Roncisvalle battle, when the paladins of Charlemagne where attacked by the Saracens). The Sicilian puppets opera, however, also tells other stories of chivalry such as Roger the Norman Conquers Sicily, The Sicilian Vespers and also tales of bandits. These stories of battles, chivalry and heroism, where honour always prevailed, have been seen as representing the spirit of rebellion and idealism of the Sicilian working classes of the XIX century.

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