Around this time of year we love to hear about different family traditions and the things that bring loved ones together at this special time of year. I was absolutely delighted when one of our customers shared some details of her traditional Christmas experiences in Italy. Did you know that sheepskin plays key role in the traditions in the wonderful land of gelato and gnocchi ?
Zampognari are shepherds who live in the mountains . We have been told that they are usually strong mountain men that live very rich and wholesome lives in some of the most beautiful places in Italy. Zampognari come to the towns at Christmas time to see members of their family and spread Christmas cheer in a unique way. You see, Zampognari are often skilled musicians and they play a whole range of instruments including a special kind of bag pipe which is made partly out of sheepskin. We love the homemade musical stick played here - check out this video:
As you can see the traditional clothing is a shaggy sheepskin vest- no doubt these keep the Zampognari feeling warm and fuzzy just like wearing our Sheepskin accessories or snuggling up on a sheepskin rug.
Here are British Sheepskin we love a bit of festive music. One of our favourite traditions is to gather around our fire (the best spot is of course the extra large British sheepskin rug in the middle ;-) and enjoy each other's company with some drinks and nibbles - Bauble or Bing usually playing in the background. Once our bellies are full of mulled cider and mulled wine or hot chocolate for the children we all put on our sheepskin hats and mittens before braving the cold to attend our local carol service :-) . As we are still mastering the art of all singing in tune we think we will leave the bagpipes and other instruments to the skilled Zampgnari, but we would love to join them one year . Check out one our family favourites, you know you love it:
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