Fishing or Foul Play?
Monday July 7, 2003
"La mattanza è una pratica barbara. D'altronde, l'Italia è piena di tradizioni che personalmente reputo molto stupide, basta osservare il palio di Siena o la guerra delle arance di Ivrea. Non auguro a nessuno di osservare dal vivo la mattanza del tonno siciliana." AERDNA74
Animal rights activists call it a slaughter. Sicilians call it la mattanza, the ancient ritual of buefin tuna fishing that includes songs and folklore and reflects an Arabic tradition that has remained essentially unchanged for over nine hundred years.
Animal rights activists call it a slaughter. Sicilians call it la mattanza, the ancient ritual of buefin tuna fishing that includes songs and folklore and reflects an Arabic tradition that has remained essentially unchanged for over nine hundred years.


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