(26 Oct 2007)
Triora, Italy - 16 October, 2007
1. Various of mountain village at night
2. Tilt down to sign in Italian reading 'The path of the witches'
3. Mid of village at night
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Daniela Coscioli, local resident
"Well, when you live here you become fascinated, and it has its own singular appeal."
5. Close of shop window with witches
6. Various of shop window with pumpkins and witches
7. Close of plastic spider
8. Close of stuffed owl
9. Various of Lila Lanteri dressed as a witch walking in street
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lilia Lanteri, local resident
"It means feeling something different, to have a certain knowledge, to know the history of the village, to help people as well. Because the Triora witches are positive, these women have always helped and healed, only they were not understood. They have been tortured and killed because nobody understood them."
11. Various of witch Antonietta walking about town
12. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Antonietta Alberti, local witch
"Living here in this witches' village I have become more enthusiastic of knowing more. Because, what did witches do in the past? Some healed with plants, some hated. When they had fights, it was war among the witches of Triora (cutaways). There were good and bad ones, they were not all bad witches."
13. UPSOUND: (Italian) Antonietta Alberti, local witch (preparing herbs)
"If you hurt yourself, you take this herb and do like this, then squash it with the mortar with some verbena."
14. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Antonietta Alberti, local witch
"If you believe that some woman is jealous of you, the only thing to save yourself is to put seven salt grains and a garlic clove in your pocket and always keep it on you, always. Then nobody can touch you any more."
10. Various of interior of witch museum
11. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Lorenzo Lanteri, mayor of Triora
"A very intricate trial started, which lasted three years, with over 200 local women involved, a child and an elderly. This was without a doubt the biggest witches trial in Italy. It didn't end up with stakes, even though thirteen were sent to the stake, because both the Republic of Genoa and the Inquisition put a halt to it. However, in reality five women died in the Genoa prisons, and three died while being tortured."
12. Close of halloween masks
13. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Vox Pop, name not provided
"Sure we are going to get down and carve pumpkins, many of them."
14. Various of man carving pumpkin
15. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Luana Bertol, local resident
"Halloween celebrations spontaneously started taking place here, because people found the ideal setting in the village."
16. Close of carved pumpkin
17. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Luana Bertol, local resident
"On 31 October in the evening Triora will be all lit up with 200 pumpkins. There will be a designated tour of the village, and we have also organised a prize for the best Halloween costume for men, women and couples."
18. Various of woods close to village
19. Various of witches festival billboard
20. Close of street sign warning of witches
LEAD IN:
Halloween preparations are under way in a small village in Italy's Maritime Alps that is celebrated for its spooky history.
The mountain town of Triora has a long and chequered history with the occult dating back to the 1500s.
Today the town is the prefect backdrop to celebrate Halloween on the 31 October.
STORYLINE:
Walking through the narrow cobbled streets of Triora is like stepping back in time.
Dilapidated 500-year old buildings add to the 'mystical' atmosphere of this mountain town.
Keyword wacky bizarre
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