LADINA

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Ladina is the princess of the Dolomites and the daughter of Laurino, the King of the Dwarves.
Legend has it that the Prince of Latemar, enchanted by the beauty of the king’s rose garden and the grace of the princess, kidnapped Ladina to take her away with him.
King Laurino, devastated by grief, cast a curse upon his rose garden: no one would ever be able to admire its beauty again — neither by day nor by night. But he forgot about dawn and dusk. And so, even today, the Dolomites glow pink during those hours, an eternal reminder of the enchanted garden and a love long lost.
Still, I’ve always believed that Ladina was never truly kidnapped. Perhaps she simply realised that, as the daughter of a king, she could afford the luxury of living forever on holiday among her mountains.
And so, immersed in the beauty of the Dolomites, she just… forgot to get back home.

AUTREMENT

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Legend has it that the word “trmon”, now widely used in Puglia—particularly in the Province of Bari—as a folkloric insult, originated during a visit by Niccolò Piccinni to his hometown.
At the height of his fame and prestige in France, Piccinni was accustomed to traveling with an entourage of noblemen and their courtesans. On this particular occasion, however, as a sign of decency and respect for his native town, he decided to make the journey without any female companionship.
Before departing, Piccinni informed his companions that they would have to forgo the company and favors of their ladies. The noblemen, outraged and unaccustomed to such a sacrifice, protested and asked him, “How are we supposed to manage without them?”

Piccinni simply replied, “Autrement” — “in a different way.”

News of the famous commander’s laconic response quickly spread throughout the town. Yet, because the local population spoke little or no French, the word autrement was gradually distorted into trmon. Over time, it came to refer humorously to the auto-erotic remedy supposedly adopted by the unfortunate French noblemen.
And so, according to local legend, the word “trmon” was born.

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