Popular culture

The popular culture of Controguerra was characterized by a strong attachment to local traditions and practices. Folk medicine, for example, was widespread and herbal teas and remedies were used to treat many diseases. Motherhood and birth were also very important moments for families and were often followed by traditional rituals and practices.

In the peasant world, on the other hand, reed crosses were used to accompany life in the field until the harvest, while the funeral was an occasion to express mourning through specific gestures and rituals. Engagement and marriage were important moments in a person's life and were accompanied by rituals and traditions, such as the red coral necklace for example.

Such practices were a way of keeping the culture and traditions of one's country alive.