everyone in the square in Giavera del Montello
where the anticipation for an unprecedented show for families is growing
(14.02.2025) The magical season of Carnevali di Marca intensifies its events and heads towards the grand finale in early March
Between parades of allegorical floats and shows for families
there are six events scheduled for the fifth weekend of Carnevali di Marca
starting at 2:30 pm and with the voices of Roberto Biz and Federico Campodall’Orto
the second edition of the parade of allegorical floats organized by the municipal administration of Farra di Soligo and Carnevali di Marca
starting at the Soligo celebration area and continuing along Via dei Colli
Fifteen floats and masked groups are expected on the parade: the “Carlo Brandolini” nursery school of Soligo and the “San Martino” nursery school of Col San Martino (“The magical circus of the little ones”)
the “Bruno Munari” nursery school of Farra di Soligo (“Reading
the Rabaltai of Ciano del Montello (“Journey in the color of peace”)
the Colombera Committee of Cusignana (“Journey”)
the Coriandolando Group for Pieve di Soligo (“The Jungle Book”)
the Fon Fierun of Corbanese (“Hopi White Eagle”)
the Cerletti wine school (“A great wine is made in a great barrel”)
the San Rocco Celebration Committee of Gaiarine (“Musica maestro”)
the Friends of Levada Group (“Carnival in Rio”)
the Parish Group of Nervesa della Battaglia (“Dreaming of the Caribbean”)
the Sempre Quei Tezze (“The Farmer Seeks a Wife”)
the Selva Carnival Committee (“The Court of King Carnival”)
the Quei de Soligo Group (“Peter Pan and the Crew of Soligo”)
organized by the Pro Loco and sponsored by the municipal administration
the parade of allegorical floats – a recovery of the event not held on 26 January due to bad weather – will start from the central Piazza Martiri della Libertà to go through the streets of the town
where the Pro Loco and the municipal administration organize the traditional Carnevale del Mazariol
there will be 10 allegorical floats parading through the streets of the center
accompanied by the new voice of Jessica Dal Bo
The parade will be opened by the Allegorical Association of San Gaetano di Montebelluna (theme: “New Cinema Paradiso”)
the Team Costruttori allo Sbando (“The Daltons”)
the Ragazzi degli Anni ’80 of Lovadina (“The Rainbow Dragon and the Village of Clouds”)
the Gruppo Giovani Anni ’50 of Silea (“The Sea and Its Treasures)
the Friends of Ponte Crepaldo of Eraclea (“A Dancing Tribe”)
che passione!” of Rossano Veneto (“A Fantastic Story”)
the Gruppo Simpabersa APS of San Stino di Livenza (“Dancing with Heroes”)
the Friends of via Colombo of Jesolo (“Different Pieces of a Perfect Puzzle”) and
the float of the Comitato Colombera of Cusignana (“Journey to the East”)
with the organization of the Pro Loco and speaker Nicola Stefani
the spotlight will be on one of the most traditional parades of allegorical floats
The Sernaglia Carnival has in fact reached its 76th edition
having been born in the second half of the 40s of the last century as a moment of closeness to the seasonal emigrants who leave the country to seek fortune abroad
which will develop through the streets of Sernaglia
starting from Viale Divisione Julia and arriving in Piazza Martiri
the dance groups of the allegorical floats will perform on stage
until 8 pm when the fireworks display will begin
The catwalk will be opened by the float of the Festeggiamenti di Sernaglia della Battaglia association (“I sogni nel cassetto”)
Then there is space for the San Rocco Celebration Committee of Gaiarine (“Musica maestro”)
the Pro Loco of Cornuda (“The Kingdom of Anubis”)
Fon Fierun of Corbanese (“Hopi Aquila Bianca”)
the Sempre Quei of Tezze (“The Farmer Seeks a Wife”)
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by FRANCES D'EMILIO and KIM TONG-HYUNG
ROME (AP) — North Korea's top diplomat in Italy has gone into hiding along with his wife
raising the possibility of a defection of a senior North Korean official
The news came from South Korea's spy agency
which briefed lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday on the status of North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy
It said he went into hiding with his wife in November before his posting to Italy ended late that month
A high-profile defection by one of North Korea's elite would be a huge embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pursues diplomacy with Seoul and Washington and seeks to portray himself as a geopolitical player
South Korean lawmaker Kim Min-ki said an official from Seoul's National Intelligence Service shared the information during a closed-door briefing
Kim did not say whether the spy agency revealed anything about Jo's current whereabouts or whether he had plans to defect to South Korea
Kim said the NIS said it has not been contacted by Jo
the NIS official said Jo and his wife left the official residence in early November
Kim said he couldn't confirm if the NIS official revealed whether Jo and his wife were accompanied by any children
The NIS earlier said it couldn't confirm a South Korean media report that Jo was under Italian government protection as he seeks asylum in a Western nation
North Korea has not yet commented on Jo's status
An official with the Italian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that Jo hadn't requested asylum from Italy
who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with standard practice
also said Jo no longer held diplomatic status in Italy
North Korea, which touts itself as a socialist paradise, is extremely sensitive about defections
especially among its elite diplomatic corps
and has previously insisted that they are South Korean or U.S
About 30,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War
according to South Korean government figures
Many defectors have said they wanted to leave North Korea's harsh political system and widespread poverty
North Korea often accuses the South of deceiving or paying people to defect
North Korea may publicly ignore Jo's possible defection or hold back harsh criticism to avoid highlighting the vulnerability of its government as it tries to engage Washington and Seoul in negotiations
a North Korea expert at Seoul's Dongguk University
Jo had been North Korea's acting ambassador to Rome after Italy expelled then-Ambassador Mun Jong Nam in October 2017 to protest a North Korean nuclear test and long-range missile launch
he visited two factories in Italy's northeastern Veneto region with an eye on eventual trade
One factory produced bathroom furnishings and another made accessories from marble
The newspaper quoted the local businessmen as assuming at first the delegation consisted of South Koreans
given the economic sanctions against North Korea
Among the Italians accompanying the North Koreans was a former Italian senator from the League party
which in general opposes economic embargoes as bad for business
The last senior North Korean diplomat known to have defected is Thae Yong Ho
a former minister at the North Korean Embassy in London
In an interview on South Korean television
Thae said he worked with Jo for more than a decade in the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Europe bureau and that Jo had a child when Thae last saw him in 2013
Thae said Jo comes from a family of diplomats
with his father and father-in-law both serving as ambassadors
The Italian Embassy is critical for North Korea because it handles annual negotiations with the Rome-based World Food Program over aid to North Korea
He also said Italy has been a hub for smuggling luxury items to the North Korean elite
and Jo would have been involved in those activities
Thae said Jo would have been North Korea's main diplomat for the Vatican and would have also handled discussions involving a possible visit to the North by Pope Francis if such talks had taken place
South Korea said in October that North Korean leader Kim mentioned during a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he would welcome a papal visit
Thae said he believes Jo was to be replaced by incoming ambassador Kim Chon in November but did not reveal how he obtained such information
North Korea's state media described Thae as "human scum" after his defection and claimed he was trying to escape punishment for serious crimes
who has been an outspoken critic of Kim while living in South Korea
denied the accusation and said he defected because he didn't want his children to live "miserable" lives in the North
It's possible that Jo is trying to defect because of similar reasons
a policy adviser for South Korea's president
The highest-level North Korean to seek asylum in South Korea is Hwang Jang-yop
a senior ruling Workers' Party official who once tutored Kim Jong Un's late father
Hwang's 1997 defection was hailed by many South Koreans as an intelligence bonanza
the North Korean ambassador to Egypt fled and resettled in the United States
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Great success for the parade of allegorical floats that inaugurated the 2025 edition of the traditional event
The official presentation of the event is on Saturday in San Pietro di Feletto
according to the estimate of the organizers of the Pro Loco
provided the backdrop for the parade of allegorical floats that
inaugurating the 2025 edition of Carnevali di Marca
Included in the 34th Festa della Candelora – tradition that adds to tradition – the parade of allegorical floats took place in Tarzo for the 41st edition
the dance group from the Movimento Fitness gym in Tarzo
accompanied by the voice of Moreno Meneguz
ten masked floats paraded through the streets of the town
creativity and passion of groups of volunteers linked to parishes
These were the floats of the Parish Group of Nervesa della Battaglia (theme: “Dreaming of the Caribbean”)
the Coriandolando Group for Pieve di Soligo (“The Jungle Book”)
the Allegra Comitiva di Bidasio of Nervesa della Battaglia (“The Egyptians”)
the Festeggiamenti association of Sernaglia della Battaglia (“Dreams in the drawer”)
the Ragazzi Anni 80 association of Lovadina (“The Rainbow Dragon”)
the Quei de Soligo Group (“Peter Pan and the crew of Soligo”)
the Fon Fierun Group of Corbanese (“Hopi White Eagle”)
the Dal Santo Group of Prata di Pordenone (“The 4 seasons”)
the Friends of Tezze (“The farmer and the girl”) and the Allegria Group of Maserada (“Let’s season together”)
The 2025 edition of Carnevali di Marca includes 22 parades of allegorical floats and six events for families
the traditional review will continue with the stages of Susegana (January 26)
Nervesa della Battaglia (February 1 evening)
Santa Lucia di Piave (February 22 evening)
The official presentation of the event is scheduled for Saturday
21 and 42 km races among cellars and vineyardsThe Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Running Festival is underway: tomorrow the “quarter stage” opens in VidorSaturday
November 30th at 7:30 the start of the 51 km Ultra Trail on the Cammino delle Colline with arrival in Vittorio Veneto
Everything is ready for the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Running Festival
the event will officially start and until Sunday
December 1st it will involve almost 4,300 runners
taking them into the cellars (51 will be crossed) and into the vineyards of the Prosecco Hills
There will be 1312 foreigners (31%) coming from 41 countries
including other continents such as Australia
The multifunctional centre in Piazza Capitello in Vidor
will start to come to life starting tomorrow
when the race office and expo will open at 3:00 pm
music and traditional local dances are planned for Friday and Saturday evenings
while on Saturday and Sunday there will also be traditional wooden games.Four races are scheduled that will cross
Revine Lago and Vittorio Veneto.Saturday 30 November
the start of the first edition of the 1st Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Ultra Trail which
after 51 km with a positive difference in altitude of 2,265 meters along the Cammino delle Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
the Ultra Trail will develop along the crest of the hills passing through Colbertaldo
the area of Cison with Zuel di Qua e di Là
joining portions of some of the 39 individual Prosecco itineraries
For the participants there will also be particularly challenging sections
such as the very steep Monte Moncader (470 meters)
the final part of Monte Comun (490 meters) and Monte Baldo (597 meters)
tunnels and military posts (visible on the hills)
with departures from the La Tordera winery
not far from the multipurpose center in Piazza Capitello: at 8:30 the start of the 2nd Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Marathon of 42 km
at 10:00 the start of the 14th Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Run of 21 km and at 10:20 the 9th Conegliano Valdobbiadene Bollicina of 10 km
As for the numbers: 48% of the Italians registered
Emilia Romagna (298) and Trentino – Alto Adige (247)
those with the most registered are Hungary (148)
The largest groups are Run Different (65 – Modena)
Padova) and Atletica Elpidiense Avis Aido (29
A real “Festival” centered on running and outdoor sports activities but also perfect for spending a few days of relaxation and vacation in the UNESCO heritage hills
in many cases decided to return again this year
who in 2023 had been to Vidor with other friends
running the half marathon and was enthusiastic about the experience
a “nice mix of sport and the opportunity to enjoy the area
with a wonderful atmosphere so much so that it convinced us to return again this year in about ten”
“When I learned that there would also be the Ultra Trail
I decided to run the trail on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday – Jessen said – probably in the half marathon it will be a little slower than in 2023
to taste some Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene Docg and local food”
there will also be the women of FemiRun&Walk
a group of women (and some men) from all over Norway
born about ten years ago with the participation in the Rome Marathon
The aim is to motivate and encourage women to run and walk
regardless of age and their state of fitness
The first to set an example and be an extraordinary source of inspiration
who after undergoing an operation for a brain tumor
after only 6 days was already on the street running 20 km
THE CELLARS CROSSEDThe routes of the 9th Conegliano Valdobbiadene Bollicina 10 km
the 14th Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Run and the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Marathon will cross 51 cellars
farms and agritourisms: La Tordera (starting point of all three routes)
Cantina Andreola – Eroico in Valdobbiadene
Villa Cedri (headquarters of the Association for the heritage of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene)
THE VOLUNTEERSA real army: that of the 350 volunteers (directly linked to Tri Veneto Run
but also to many local associations of the municipalities involved) for the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Running Festival
also “racing” to ensure the success of the event
from the logistics of the start to the banners
from the motorcyclist to the people in charge along the route
from those who will take care of refreshments to those who will prepare and deliver the race packs
from those who will take care of the inflatables to those who will position the mileage signs
directed in collaboration with Maratona di Treviso Scrl
with the Patronage and contribution of the Municipality of Vidor
of the Veneto Region and under the aegis of US Acli
Association for the Heritage of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
Consortium for the Protection of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Radio Company and the technical partners Karpos and Scarpa
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 20243:00 PM Race Office and Expo opening7:00 PM Race Office and Expo closing7:00 PM “Muset & Calici” typical “musét” dinner (reservation required)9:00 PM Toast offered by the Colbertaldo and Vidor Wine Exhibition (only for those who have booked for the dinner)9:00 PM The Fireplaces: Folk and Rock’n’Roll music10:30 PM Closing
SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 20246:00 AM Race Office and Expo opening
Ultra Trail bag storage6:00 AM Ultra Trail shuttle bus departure from Vittorio Veneto in Piazza del Popolo (reservation required)6:45 AM Ultra Trail shuttle bus arrival in Vidor in via Palladio7:30 AM Start of the 1st Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Ultra Trail (Vidor)10.00 am Tana dei Tarli: traditional wooden games2.00 pm Awards ceremony for the 1st Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Ultra Trail (Piazza del Popolo
Vittorio Veneto)5.00 pm I Mercanti Dogali: traditional dances & songs7.30 pm “Spiedo Party” dinner based on Treviso spit (reservation required)8.00 pm Race Office and Expo closing8.30 pm Toast offered by the Colbertaldo and Vidor Wine Exhibition (only for those who have booked for the dinner)10.30 pm Closing
SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 20247.00 am Race Office and Expo opening9.15 am Race Office closing7.00 am Baggage storage opening8.00 pm 08.30 Start 2nd Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Marathon10.00 Start 14th Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Run10.20 Start 9th Conegliano Valdobbiadene Bollicina12.00 Opening Pasta PartyFrom 12.30 Awards ceremony (to follow based on arrivals)17.00 Bag drop off closes18.00 Event closes
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