The Albanian (Arbëreshë) community of Frascineto, Italy, in Calabria - A walking tour

[@joepat2788]

My grandfather and his parents and siblings emigrated to the U.S. from Montecilfone in the Compobasso provence. There were several other families from that area who lived in the same Italian neighborhood in North Philadelphia. I still remember my great grandmother speaking the Albanian dialect, Italian and English in the same sentence

[@HK-pp9ig]

A few years ago, I was at the Italian Market in South Philly. There was an old lady with her son and daughter-in-law; the lady said in Arberesh; tell the butcher to cut the meat into pieces... so I talked to them in Albanian and they responded back in Albanian/Arberesh. The lady said, Arberesh was her first language, Italian her second, and English was her third language. She said she was happy she lived this long to teach her grandkids Arberesh; they don't use it that much, but they know it and are very proud of their Italo-Albanian origin. Another story - I was visiting my cousin, when his Irish-Italian neighbor came over chatted, and said; hey do you know I am Albanian. He had done his DNA and one of his grandparents originating from south Italy was Arberesh, 25% Albanian. He said as soon as he knew his DNA results, he went to a store where an Albanian girl works to tell her that he is Albanian too. We were drinking beer, but he said let's have a Raki now, and so we did. Robert De Niro said on an Italian TV hat he has Italian Sicilian and Albanian blood.

[@georgemathews6651]

Good Job Joe, You should be proud of you Ancestors and their Arberesh-Albanian Roots!

[@antoniotoninno]

@@HK-pp9igit’s all bs, I was born in Calabria but I have a Greek descent Famiglia There are two many Greek communities in calabria that they do keep alive the heart and the spirit of Greece 🇬🇷Long Live Italia and our Greek heritage Forever.

[@HK-pp9ig]

@@antoniotoninno What's bs? The fact that you are Greek in italy, or the story I told here? Greeks have been in south Italy before Albanians went there. Greeks were in Magna Grecia since ancient Rome; Albanians are there from the late 15th century when Ottomans occupied Albania.

[@garys8990]

I'm Arbereshe descent from Piana Di Albanesi. Great video.

[@alexs7189]

Saluti da Palermo ;)

[@illyrian3057]

Saluti da Albania 🇦🇱🇽🇰✌❤❤😍

[@illyrian3057]

@@alexs7189 Hey I have seen u commeting good things about us We love you 🇦🇱🇽🇰❤🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@intelliGENeration]

Beautiful!! ❤

[@ethnicalbanian3996]

Jam Shqiptare and I would love to visit the places where Arbereshet live. U dua Arberesh 🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@ekremekremi9815]

Love Arbeteshe Brothers from Kosova 🇦🇱🇽🇰

[@HK-pp9ig]

Subscribed right away. God bless Arberesh, Albanians and Italia!

[@joefresh6050]

There are 30 ancient Albanian settlements in Cosenza province alone. Calabria is the Albanian capitol of italy

[@intelliGENeration]

Beautiful! Didn know that… that’s crazy!

[@tonyselmanah7411]

Bravissimi fratelli arberesh . Siamo fieri di voi

[@illyriaillyria7950]

I follow you on tiktok I did not know that your wife is Arbëresh 🦅🇦🇱🙌 Respect

[@lela8405]

Jemi krenar se jemi me të njëjtat rrënjë, jemi bijt e shqiponjës... respekt, respekt, respekt

[@niki6366]

Omg that little boy is soo cute!!! Great video I am albanian and I came across this video wanting to learn more about the Arberesh people i do not know very much about them or the history

[@TheItalianEnthusiast]

Thank you for commenting Niki!

[@Clydepatos2001]

Love Arberesh great people

[@degster4206]

Yeah cuz they are the real Albanians, not like these corrupt mixed Turko Arnauts

[@albanianorthodox8659]

@@degster4206 normally all Balkan get mixed .

[@adlmnop1147]

Looking at the old buildings i can sa6 looking identical to the southern Albanian towns , Berat, Gjitokastra. Nice video.

[@albanianorthodox8781]

An eastern catholic church i love the fact that it had Orthodox Icons and Architecture.

[@iluminatiiluminati7823]

Thank you Anthony it is a great video.

[@VBFAV]

Beautiful!

[@lefisallata206]

Beatyful

[@drillbag]

Danny devito sent me here!!

[@mergimeshaqiri3154]

Albanian Arberesh 🇦🇱

[@robertnikprelaj8263]

What type of history is in the museum you mentioned right before the 5:00 minute mark. And what is the name of it ?

[@iluminatiiluminati7823]

Well as you can notice arbereshi people still remember with pride our national commander Gjerg Kastrioti (Scanderbeg),after deliberetly loosing the war with hungarians at Naissus (town of Nish) with his 300 loyal solders He went to Kruja in central Albania to take over the inherited land of his father at the Casslte of Kruja in Central Albania.As you can see He did not go to Serbia or Greece but He went to his fathers homeland at that time called Arberia.

[@Albanian_History]

🇦🇱❤️🇮🇹

[@lefisallata206]

Duket si ne kruje

[@gekgek7004]

Ngrenj shpirti joni Arberesch!!! Kazalveqi (Puglia Arberesch!!)🇦🇱🇮🇹

[@backflipchamp819]

Rri mire

[@anl1456]

You asked him if he spoke English, and he answered po

[@Vision-ek6vg]

Arbreshet❤️❤️❤️🇦🇱🇦🇱🇮🇹

[@NurseDoll3277]

As a mom of two the baby was the best part forget the rest 🤣

[@ginaibisi777]

😂❤

[@Mandobird1]

It's a pity we didn't hear any Arberesh spoken. Is it merely a heritage language now, like Arvanite?

[@manitheman0806]

why can't they assimilate like every other nation or culture that came there.....Its ok to respect your culture, but assimilate and be proud of the country your in.......Forza Italia

[@MrCobanify]

@@manitheman0806 Lol. Why can't all the Italiant immigrants around the world? Some Italians in Switzrland still don't speak German even though having lived here for over 50 years.

[@manitheman0806]

@@MrCobanify I'm taking about 500 years...................big difference between 500 and 50...The Gallo Italians and Grico's communities learned to speak Italian well................give me a break

[@manitheman0806]

@Moriarty Really....go to Piana Dei Albanese...Signs in Albanian, Albanian Flags in the town....try again

[@manitheman0806]

@Moriarty who fucking cares....only a asshole like yourself.....Everyone else blended except for them. Get a fucking life and stop defending them

[@TheCemeteryEnthusiast]

That boy is too cute! Are you Italian or Albanian decent?

[@TheItalianEnthusiast]

My wife was born in Albania.

[@avitiusrufinus6980]

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇽🇰🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@nerogreek9739]

We love Arberesh and Grico people.

[@startmain]

No Greek here. Just Albanian stuff only.

[@katrin715w56w]

​@@startmainhe dont speak about the Video but about generally !but typical turkalbanian with lowest iq who dosnt understand the poind

[@CEZKO33]

my last name comes from the arbereshe

[@sydsyd]

Albanians!

[@1978Albanian]

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@joefresh6050]

What bugs me is why arent young Albanians taught Italian Albanian history?

[@TheCemeteryEnthusiast]

Albanese

[@meritasmoqi4883]

Jam shqiptare original ilirike

[@illyria8119]

Arberesh isnd unsere Bruder 🇦🇱♥️

[@issavisisland9870]

Arberesh are Greeks speaking 90% Greek

[@ulrih13]

Greeks are mostly Arvanitas,Arberesh,Albanian speaking 100% ancient Albanian..So shut the f up.

[@ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑΣ]

Φιλαράκο μην γίνεσαι μλάκας.

[@ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑΣ]

​@@ulrih13I'm not an arvanita i'm hellenic proper!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@intelliGENeration]

You’re not very smart are you? Did you just learn that Arbëreshë are the original inhabitants of Peloponnesus and now you’re trying to do damage control by making up shit to hide the fact that Greece is a fake country? Greece is an invention of Russia and Europe. A project made up to fight back the Ottoman Empire… with Albanians (Arvanites), who slowly and over 4-6 generations got coerced and brainwashed to forget their langauge and pick up Katharevousa. You know your lies are being exposed… that’s why your yelling nonsense. Arbëria is moving forward. Your reputation is ruined.

[@ariwahyuleksono.s.e.m.m.5549]

May arberesh back to islam

[@ariwahyuleksono.s.e.m.m.5549]

@SKANDERBEG ok thanks

[@Albanian_History]

They never were apart of Islam and never will be they are Christian and soon all of Albania will to ;)

[@dianashabani3476]

Es geht hier um Arberesh, Shqiptar und nicht über die Religion

[@yllizeka7774]

Arbresh never were islam

[@anchor9432]

Your wishes are wrong. Arbereshs are pure Albanians and they never will convert to any other religion as Albanians did after turkish otoman occupation of our fatherland. You gotta be ashamed by expressing these wishes.

[@AfrimRrukqi-qf5kr]

We love Arbresh you are are brother and sisters we love you for ever 👉❤️🇦🇱🇽🇰🇺🇸❤️🇦🇱🇽🇰🇦🇱🇽🇰🇦🇱❤️ You’re Home Albania and DARDANIA (Kosova)is waiting for you