Title
Sounds and songs of the peoples going to see the Nile's flooding
Short description
Filippo Pigafetta specifies the presence of sounds and songs of the people as they go to attend the festival of the flooding of the Nile.
Text on source
Ognuno si mette sul suo meglio, e chi può monta a cavallo o su altro animale; altri coprono le sue zerme (barche) con tapeti e simili cose e le ornano di fiori e di fronti, e con buone vivande e con suoni e canti e piacevoli compagnie vanno a vedere quella bramata festa.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 137
Date
1576 08 06 circa
Observations on the events description
The title of this paragraph is "Fossa del Nilo che passa per lo Cairo"
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Sounds and songs of the peoples going to see the Nile's flooding" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 08 16.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.31
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