{"id":55,"date":"2025-03-01T15:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cioff-italia.org\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:56:24","slug":"chisiamo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cioff-italia.org\/en\/chisiamo\/","title":{"rendered":"Chi Siamo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The CIOFF\u00ae Italy Section was founded in Latina in 1987 and currently consists of 20 member festivals. It is a private, non-governmental, apolitical, and non-partisan association, run on a volunteer basis, established for an indefinite period, and operating on a nonprofit basis. It represents the Italian National Section of the larger global organization CIOFF\u00ae\u2014Conseil International des Organisations de Festivals de Folklore et d\u2019Arts Traditionnels\u2014founded in 1970 in Confolens (France), which today has a presence in more than 100 countries across all continents and actively collaborates with UNESCO, in accordance with the cooperation agreements signed between the two organizations.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>
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The CIOFF\u00ae Italy Section pursues the following general objectives:<\/div>
  1. to contribute to the promotion and dissemination of a culture of peace and nonviolence, solidarity, friendship among peoples, and the protection of civil rights;<\/li>
  2. to promote international understanding, the exchange of knowledge and experiences, and the preservation of the many treasures of \u201ctraditional and folk culture,\u201d with special attention to younger generations and \u201cethnic and linguistic minorities.\u201d<\/li><\/ol><\/div>
    To achieve these objectives, the Association carries out the following activities in particular:<\/div>
    1. the organization of cultural, artistic, and folkloric events of international significance;<\/li>
    2. the coordination of folklore festivals organized by its members, through the creation of \u201ccircuits\u201d and the preparation of an annual calendar of the Section\u2019s festivals linked to the general calendar of CIOFF\u00ae Worldwide;<\/li>
    3. the organization of exchanges between Italian and foreign folk groups;<\/li>
    4. the conduct of research, studies, scientific conferences, exhibitions, and publications on \u201cfolk traditions,\u201d and in particular on music, dance, costumes, and song;<\/li>
    5. a collaboration with the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, with other National Sections affiliated with CIOFF\u00ae, and with various organizations and institutions that share the same objectives.<\/li><\/ol>
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      > CHI SIAMO La Sezione CIOFF\u00ae Italia \u00e8 stata fondata a Latina nel 1987 ed attualmente \u00e8 costituita da 20 Festival membri. E’ una Associazione privata, non governativa, apolitica ed apartitica, a carattere volontaristico, con durata illimitata nel tempo e senza scopo di lucro. Essa rappresenta la Sezione Nazionale Italiana della pi\u00f9 ampia organizzazione mondiale […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t