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The Unique Character of Italian Christmas Holidays

01/13/2022

Italian Christmas Holidays last from Christmas Eve to January 6, a blurred period of too much panettone and a lot of sleep.
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The Christmas holidays in Italy have a special flavor and I have realized it only recently. 

For some reason, I have always thought that this was a very special period for many people around the world but Christmas and the Christmas holidays in Italy are a bit different than in some other places.

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

12/02/2021

I love weddings! In this post, I write about some authentic Italian wedding traditions to discover.
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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, travels, 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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Are Italians really superstitious? A fun article about superstition in Italy

10/28/2021

Are Italians really superstitious? In this post, I write a few things about superstition in Italy and the common beliefs related to it.
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I am not very superstitious, but it seems that a lot of Italians are.

It seems that many people in Italy strongly believe that some things might bring bad luck and it is a common belief that people are generally more superstitious in the south of the country.

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Italians You Should Know: Photographer Letizia Battaglia

10/14/2021

In this post of the 'Italians You Should Know' series, I write about the most famous Italian female photographer, Letizia Battaglia
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If you have been reading this blog for a while, you may remember that I have a series of posts focused on Italians whose lives are absolutely worth knowing.

The first post of the series was about Libereso Guglielmi, a very important figure in Italian gardening who is famous for being the gardener of Italo Calvino, while the second one was about Lisetta Carmi, a photographer from Genoa who says she has lived five different lives.

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10 Italian Comedy Movies to Watch if You Want to Get to Know Italians Better

09/23/2021

This post is a selection of 10 Italian comedy movies that will help you understand Italian culture
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Comedy movies are definitely a big part of Italian pop culture.

Our language and everyday conversations are full of references to some Italian comedy movies that everybody has watched at least once in their lives.

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Italians You Should Know: Photographer Lisetta Carmi and Her Many Lives

07/01/2021

This post is about Lisetta Carmi, an incredible woman who have lived many different lives
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Last month I started a new series of blog posts, focusing on the lives of some Italians that are really worth knowing. 

As I stated in the first post of the series, which was about Libereso Guglielmi, the gardener of Italo Calvino, the purpose of the series is to tell you about Italians that deserve to be known outside of Italy and to write about Italian culture from a different perspective.

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Italians You Should Know: Libereso Guglielmi, the gardener of Italo Calvino

05/13/2021

Italians You Should Know: Libereso Guglielmi
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How many important Italians do you know?

I bet you know a lot of them! Lots of Italians – like Andrea Bocelli, Sophia Loren, and Federico Fellini, just to name the first three that come to my mind – are famous all over the world. But there are a lot of lesser-known Italians that have done incredible things in their lives and that are definitely worth knowing.

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Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!

12/24/2020

Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
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It’s that time of the year, again!

We are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, the year is almost gone and it’s the perfect time to look back and reflect on what has happened this year.

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Some Things My Students Like About Italy and Italians

07/30/2020

I have asked my students to list what for them are the best things about Italy and Italians and here are the results
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Blogging about beautiful Italian things is quite common, I know. 

The Internet is full of posts and articles about the beauty of Italy, its amazing lifestyle, all the things you should learn from the Italian way of life and so on.

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A Unique Italian Easter Celebration: The Good Friday Procession in Savona

04/09/2020

This post is about a unique Italian Easter celebration: The Good Friday procession in Savona
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This post has been fixed on my calendar since January.

Every three or four months, I sit down and brainstorm ideas about things I could write in my blog. I make a list of many things but only a few of them make it to the actual blog. Some of them become other things, some others just end up in the trash can, some others become blog posts.
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