In Reggio Emilia the Giareda Feast

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4th and 5th September 2010

XIX Giareda Feast

Reggio Emilia

Report by Mrs. Luciana Queirolo

On beginning of September, Reggio Emilia hosts the Giareda Feast : historic rendevous, which every year gathers aroud the Blessed Virgin Basilica of the Giareda and in Garibaldi Avenue the Reggiana citizenship for a rendezvous of great symbolic value.

Thanks to the organization cared by the Helen Bonsai Club, by the President Mr.Vanni and by all club's members, the Giareda arrived to the XIX edition, has become so as few events in Italy, a firm point of meeting for Italian Bonsai and suiseki lovers.

To this 2010 edition have not taken part, however many A.I.A.S. members, occupied on other fronts : exhibition of local Clubs of belonging.

Among the stones exhibited, Mrs. Luciana Queirolo has assigned the First, the Second and the Third prize of the Helen Bonsai Club Giareda 2010 and the "IBS plate for best suiseki" mentioning in addition three suiseki particularly meritorious.

On Sunday September 4th there has been the meeting among participants and the public for the comment about the evaluation on which is based the assignement of the awards; the comment will be published in the A.I.A.S. Newsletter next mailing.

The awarded suiseki