This paper analyses the phenomenon of grape harvest festivals in Italy. By exploring ethnographically the grape harvest festival of Lu (Alessandria province, Piedmont region), the paper points out the economic and social roles played by the festivals in modern Italy. The historic analysis of the...

We present a list of dung beetle species associated with the band of foothill-Andean transition forest found in the municipality of Villavicencio, Colombia. This section of forest is characterized by a heterogeneous landscape marked by anthropic activities such as livestock and agriculture. It is...

Archaeological excavations at the site of Yenikapı, the most important main station for Metro and Marmaray projects on the European side of İstanbul, were started in 2004 with the discovery of numerous shipwrecks, amphorae, and skeletal remains belonging to animals. The findings from the...

Following the inscription of Fule transhumance festivals in the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2005, this article, based on several months of ethnographic research, focuses on the nostalgic evocation of changes in the transhumance...

Agricultural fairs provide one of the last frontiers, and largest stages, for showcasing livestock agriculture to the public. However, public funding, attendance revenue, animal biosecurity, and public health concerns are all aspects worthy of conversation and increased research attention given the ...

These proceedings examine cultural and event tourism. The proceedings consist of 13 articles. The first article considers a network-based stakeholder approach for marketing and managing community-run events and festivals between the Orta and Maggiore Lakes in Italy. The second article develops a...

In this study, Indian classical music was played 10 min before and was continued until the completion of evening milking in Deoni cows to determine its effects on milk production factors. The music was played during July 2003-June 2004 at alternate months. It was shown that overall milk production...

Eight cases of infection with Escherichia coli O157 PT2 and one case of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) occurred in people attending a music festival held on a dairy farm in Glastonbury, UK, in June 1997. Seven of the isolates of E. coli O157 PT2 were indistinguishable, and the other isolate...

The objective of this research was the transdisciplinary analysis of the viability of tourism biocultural as an alternative for the conservation of the biodiversity and local welfare. The natural wealth and the cultural and productive activities of Temascaltepec were registered. The analysis of...

In some villages in the Piedmontese Alps festive rituals with medieval roots are designated by the term 'abbeys'. In the nineteenth century these 'abbeys' saw a contraction of their sphere of activity that was reduced to performances during the local festivals, either religious or secular. This...