Viaggi in Cipro, Egitto, Hierusalem etc. del n.h.e. Giovanni Antonio Soderini, scritti da Fermo Carrara, suo cameriere / Giovanni Antonio Soderini
Travel of Giovanni Antonio Soderini

13. Women's howls over a dead child

Cairo - Egypt
Title
Women's howls over a dead child
Short description
Fermo Carrara witnesses, along with Giovanni Antonio Soderini, the weeping and cries of women mourning the death of one child.
Text on source
Andando in Cairo et una strada senti certe donne che mandavano al Cielo strepitosi ullulati, addimandai la causa, mi fù risposto, che piangevano un suo figliolo già tre anni morto, dicendomi, che tengono l'usanza di piangere li morti ogni terzo giorno con tanto rumore e molti anni.
English translation
Folios/Pages
ff. 78r-v
Date
1674 05 04
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
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Role
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Soderini, Giovanni Antonio
Travel fellow
Attending the event
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Soderini, Giovanni Antonio participated as Travel fellow
Place
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Sounds
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How to quote
Murarotto E., "Women's howls over a dead child" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 09 11.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.56

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