Dr Buonavoglia is professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Bari.

Two excellent companies continue this folk tradition in present-day Yerevan: the State Dance Ensemble of Armenia (Bedakan Bari Ensemble), under the direction of former National Ballet star Vanoush Khanamirian; and the Song and Dance Ensemble (Yerki Bari Ensemble), founded and directed by renowned choreographer Tatul Altunian until his death in 1973.

It's either Don Giuseppe or no one," screams the banner in front of the San Nicola of Bari Church outside of Naples, Italy, where angry parishioners built a brick wall to block the church's entrance and say they will not remove the wall until they get their beloved priest back.