A warmly felt traditional celebration
The past is a party. It is an occasion for hearty meals, reunions among friends, good wine, and singing together.
Tradition
“The past (the meal) in the past was a hearty meal eaten in the company of all the families of a given pasture on an evening just before the demontation. This lunch was a true exceptionality. There would be plenty for everyone to eat and drink, and the fact happened infrequently“.
Source: “Dizionario Dialettale Etnografico di Premana” by Antonio Bellati.
Celebration and sociability
“The past time was also special from a social point of view and in interpersonal relationships: men and women sitting on the lawn sang in unison even for hours, breaking out a completely unique and original repertoire of songs, which is still preserved today.
Nowadays the past has taken on a charitable character in support of associations in the country, while preserving the social and folk-song aspect that has always distinguished it.”
Source: “Dizionario Dialettale Etnografico di Premana” by Antonio Bellati.
The winery
The past is still a warmly felt traditional holiday today. It is an occasion for hearty meals, reunions among friends, good wine, and singing together. It is held in each alpine pasture during the summer season, usually with a fixed date.
It all starts with reserving the part, which is a portion of the past soup that corresponds to the serving size for about 4 people.
On the day of the past, after Holy Mass, we gather in the basement, a makeshift bar with a tent and some wooden planks, waiting for the soup to be ready.
Everyone with their own pot or bucket to take it to their own cabin.
The soup
Past soup is a rice soup made with meat broth in a huge copper pot, with a tasty and savory flavor. The process for cooking it is precise and particular, followed scrupulously by the elders of the mountain pasture. The soup is accompanied by a piece of boiled meat, used for broth, and pickled vegetables.
Songs and toasts
After lunch and several coffees with company, we return to the winery for a snack of sandwich and luganeghe (sausage).
This is followed by singing, toasts, and lots of pure, infectious fun!
August 2023: Pasts and events in Premana
Calendario di massima dei past (consulta le news per le date aggiornate)
Past all’Alpe Barconcelli
8 agosto
Past all’Alpe Deleguaggio
10 agosto
Past serale all’Alpe Caprecolo (con S. Messa in mattinata sul Monte Rotondo)
12 agosto
Past all’Alpe Rasga
14 agosto
Past all’Alpe Forni
15 agosto
Past all’Alpe Chiarino
17 agosto
Past all’Alpe Fraina
18 agosto
Past all’Alpe Premaniga
24 agosto
Past dell’Asilo a Premana
Terza domenica di settembre
Barring any last-minute changes, here is the Past list (see news for updated dates):
- Third Saturday in July : Alpine Past at Alpe Vegessa
- Aug. 8: Past to the Barconcelli Alp
- Aug. 10: Past to Alpe Deleguaggio
- Aug. 12: Evening pastime at Alpe Caprecolo (with morning Mass at Mt. Rotondo)
- Aug. 14: Past to Alpe Rasga
- August 15: Past at Alpe Forni
- Aug. 17: Past to the Chiarino Alp
- August 18: Past to Alpe Fraina
- August 24: Past at Alpe Premaniga
- Third Sunday in September: Past of the Kindergarten in Premana