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The “Fiera del Mandorlo in Fiore” (Almond Blossom) Festival) has been celebrated every year for 74 editions and wants to celebrate both the flowering of almond trees, linked to a Greek myth of the past,...
The days of the Blackbird are the three coldest days of the year. They coincide with the coldest peak of the meteorological winter and, although no precise dates can be established from year to year for...
On December 26th we celebrate the holiday dedicated to the first martyr of Christianity The day following Christmas is dedicated to the celebration of an important figure in the history of the Catholic...
Prima di parlare della vera storia di Babbo Natale / San Nicola, partiamo dal chiarire meglio la questione del nome. “Babbo Natale” viene chiamato così, ovviamente, soltanto in Italia. In tutto il resto...
Here are the main exhibitions that take place in Italy during the Christmas period and some advice on museums to visit In recent years the Christmas holidays have been particularly characterized by frenzy...
The traditional religious and cultural heritage linked to Christmas represents a very rich dimension which has developed over a long period of time. Music and songs also occupy an important place since...
That of Manarola is the largest illluminated nativity scene in the world, and is located in the heart of the Cinque Terre National Park, on the Ligurian Riviera. The construction of the nativity scene of...
The pipers of the Christmas tradition During the Christmas period there are still many rituals and traditions that are held in the squares and streets of the Italian cities. One of the typical figures at...
The traditional Torrone and Croccantino festival returns this year from 8th to 9th and from 15th to 16th December 2018, in San Marco dei Cavoti, in the province of Benevento. The undisputed protagonists of...
Carlo Collodi, the writer whose name is inextricably linked to the immortal character of Pinocchio, was born in Florence in 1826. He spent his childhood in Collodi, from which he took his pseudonym –...
Here are the various traditional Italian panettone recipes On the occasion of the Christmas festivities in all Italian homes, one of the traditional cakes of the period cannot be missed. This is the...
The Crotti represent a strongly rooted tradition in Chiavenna and in the homonymous valley, in the province of Sondrio. These are natural cellars, obtained from the accumulation of boulders coming from...
Gian Lorenzo Bernini is universally considered one of the largest and most versatile representatives of Italian baroque art. Not only a sculptor, but also an architect, painter, urban planner and set...
Borgo Pace is a village located in the heart of the Marche Apennines, in the province of Pesaro – Urbino, not far from the border with Tuscany. Here the ancient tradition of the charcoal trade is...
Every year in Hone, in the Valle d’Aosta, a highly anticipated fair is celebrated. It is the fair of the Micòoula: a typical bread of this place prepared with an ancient recipe of centenary...
Here is a female entrepreneurial idea in the name of tradition In Italy there are many different family business activities. Most of them do perpetuate, for generations and locally the traditions of the...
December 4th, 2017 is the date when “Fratelli d’Italia” – otherwise known as “Il canto degli Italiani”, officially became the Italian national anthem. In fact, although...
The chestnut is a product of the earth that represents apart from food, a real cultural “heritage”, in a country like Italy. As soon as the autumn season starts, everyone enjoys the ancient...
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