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Tafner Family Reunion<\/h3>\n

Rio dos Cedros – Santo Ant\u00f4nio (Santa Catarina – Brazil)<\/em><\/p>\n

November 19 th, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"November 19th was a special date for the Tafner Family. For the first time, the descendants of Angelo Tafner,\u00a0 immigrant and patriarch of the Tafner Family in the state of Santa Catarina, reunited to celebrate his legacy.<\/p>\n

Family and friends gathered for the reunion in the Santo Ant\u00f4nio community, in the small city of Rio dos Cedros (Santa Catarina \u2013 Brazil). The choice of this location didn\u2019t happen by chance: this was the very place where Angelo Tafner \u2013 alongside many other immigrants \u2013 settled with his family after leaving the town of Mattarello (Trento \u2013 Italy) in the 19th century. The community was formerly called \u201cMatarel\u201d as a tribute to the immigrant\u2019s hometown. Angelo Tafner arrived in Brazil in 1876, married Angela Perini (also from Mattarello), and together raised a family.<\/p>\n

About 300 people attended the reunion. The many descendants of Angelo Tafner were joined by others who had an important part in the family\u2019s trajectory themselves.<\/p>\n

Beyond merely reuniting the family, the event\u2019s organizers Olivio Taffner, Marisa Eliane Taffner Fraga and Andrey Jos\u00e9 Taffner Fraga saw a greater purpose: to give something special to everyone in attendance; something to carry with them throughout their lives. In this context, extra attention and care was given to cultural touchstones representing both the family itself, and the world in which it has thrived.<\/p>\n

The day began at 10 a.m. with a Holy Mass honoring the Tafner Family, enthusiastically led by Fr. S\u00e9rgio Campestrini, also a native of Rio dos Cedros and of Italian ancestry. After mass, Sergio shared a few comments in the Trentino dialect known to most of the attendees, bringing back happy childhood memories for so many in the congregation.<\/p>\n

The traditional Italian choir Gruppo Folkloristico Compagni Trentini from Rio dos Cedros prepared a special repertoire of sacred songs in Italian for the Holy Mass. The Gruppo is one of the oldest Italian choirs of Santa Catarina, heirs of the old tradition of \u201cSanta Notte,\u201d in which groups of people walk and sing from house to house throughout the city on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

At a reception following mass, guests enjoyed some of the finest traditional dishes from Rio dos Cedros, a delicious mixture of traditional Italian food with Brazilian elements, prepared by a local staff. Lunchtime also featured a live musical performance by the group Fam\u00edlia Panini from Rio dos Cedros, a group whose long history merges with the history of the community itself, when Clemente Panini started the tradition still kept by his descendants. Six musicians brought to life traditional Italian and Trentino songs with their harmonicas.<\/p>\n

During the afternoon, attendees had a chance to socialize, tell stories and even befriend distant relatives. The group \u201cCompagni Trentini\u201d spread cheer throughout the crowd by visiting each table to sing traditional songs well-known to almost everyone.<\/p>\n

Local dignitaries in attendance included the mayor of Rio dos Cedros, Mr. Marildo Felippi, the president of the city council, Mr. C\u00e1ssio Berri, the correspondent of the Italian Consulate in the region, Mrs. Norma da Rui, and the coordinator of the \u201cCircoli Trentini\u201d in Santa Catarina, Mrs. Simone Sehnem.<\/p>\n

Two important media outlets covered the event: Insieme magazine (from Curitiba\/Brazil with national circulation) represented by the journalist Desid\u00e9rio Peron, as well as the M\u00e9dio Vale newspaper (from Timb\u00f3\/Brazil) represented by the journalist Greici Siezemel.<\/p>\n

By the end of the reunion, in addition to the shared ceremonies, food, music, and camaraderie, there was now clearly a shared sense of nostalgia. Nearly every person left asking the same question: when is the next reunion?<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, the reunion fulfilled its purpose: bringing friends and most descendants of Angelo Tafner together in their place of origin, where everything began 140 years ago, in a culturally and historically rich event.<\/p>\n

Andrey Jos\u00e9 Taffner Fraga<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Photo Gallery<\/h3>\n

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