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[Advent Calendar] Italian verbs to be used at Christmas

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Instantly Italy’s Advent Calendar is almost over and it’s been a blast!

I started the tradition of the Advent Calendar last year with a series of videos about the Italian traditions for Christmas: it was so much fun that I simply had to do it again. The topic I chose for this year is Italian verbs that could be used during the Christmas season.

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[Family Recipes] Le cupete piemontesi

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I was born and raised in Liguria but half of my family comes from Piemonte. 

My mom was born in Sale delle Langhe (a tiny village that carries the name of a fancy tourist destination for foodies but doesn’t have anything to do with it) and one of her sisters lives in Mondovì, a town located between the mountains and the plains, 80 kilometers south of Turin.

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A Winter Weekend in Florence

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Florence is always a good idea, especially in winter. 

Florence is one of the most beautiful Italian cities but it tends to be overcrowded in high season and I feel this ruins its incredible atmosphere. This is why lately I have chosen to visit it in winter.

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How Are Weddings Celebrated In Italy? Some Authentic Italian Wedding Traditions

If you want to read this article in Italian, you can find a downloadable bilingual PDF file in
Your Italian Toolbox, the page where I upload all language-learning materials, under the section Miscellaneous(You can access the page by subscribing to my newsletter.)

During our language chats, my students and I talk about many different topics.

Depending on what each student likes, we talk about sports, books, movies, daily life, politics, travel, and lots of other fun stuff. I have to admit that if the student is interested in the topic, I love chatting about Italian wedding traditions because I always find it fun to compare them to those of other countries.

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[Italian Books] I leoni di Sicilia by Stefania Auci

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I have another good Italian book to recommend and I am super happy about it! 

As you may know very well since I constantly repeat it in my posts, I am always on the hunt for good Italian books to recommend here on the blog and, when I find one, I am truly delighted.

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