Saint Valentine is the day when romantic love is celebrated all around the world. History, literature, cinema, theater offer many examples of love stories. One of my favourite love stories ever told is that of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler in Gone with the wind. However, this is an American love story and, unfortunately, at …
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Italian miracles – miracle of Lanciano, Cascia, Alatri
Italy is a land famous for food, fashion and culture. However, we don’t have to forget that in Italy is located also one of the most important centers of Christianity: the Vatican. The history of Christianity at some point joins the history of Italy, and becomes part of its culture. Nowadays a good number of …
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Three Italian monuments about Italian delights
If you’ve ever visited Italy, you’ll have noticed that in some cities and towns there is at least one monument. Some monuments are placed in squares, some others in public parks or on traffic circles. Many of them are built to commemorate famous historical personalities such as Giuseppe Garibaldi, Vittorio Emanuele II, Pope Pio XI, …
Traditional Italian sweets for Christmas
Christmas is the time of the year where families join together, where hope is stronger than ever, where people bring out the best in themselves. Every country has its own traditions for Christmas – I talked about some Italian Christmas traditions in the last week’s post. In Italy, for example, it’s typical to eat some …
Italian Christmas traditions
I’m a bit late, I know, Christmas has passed. However I believe it’s always a good time to learn some Italian Christmas traditions and some Italian Christmas vocabulary. So, here we are. As you might know, Christmas is one of the most important feast days in Italy, since it’s strictly connected to Christianity. For those …
