Maria Cristiano

Maria, born in 1935, was shaped by wartime challenges and rural poverty. She recalls long hours in the fields and simple meals that sustained her family. Despite changes in marriage traditions and family dynamics, Maria finds strength and gratitude in the enduring importance of family.

Town: Castelgrande
Date of interview: 31 July 2023
Setting: Recorded in the mother’s home; photographs taken in her bedroom, the symbolic core of domestic memory
Site/Area: Via Appia
Altitude: 950m
Population:
– 2020: ~900
– 1990: ~1,200
– 1970: ~1,500
– 1950: ~2,000