The History of Carnevale and some of Italy’s best Parades. In Italy, we are serious about it. In the end, this is where it was born.
Author: Francesca Bezzone
San Valentino’s history and St. Valentine’s Day
What’s behind the patron saint of all lovers, San Valentino?
La Befana (the Christmas witch)
The Befana, the old lady that in the night of the Epiphany brings small gifts to children, has pre-Christian origins.
An Italian Christmas Kitchen, from North to South II
Culinary tradition for Christmas in Italy. begins to change once we get to Lazio and our trip takes us to the South of the country.
An Italian Christmas Kitchen, from North to South I
An Italian Christmas becomes a true Christmas in the kitchen: Italian habits at the table with family and friends during Christmas.
Ten Italian books to read this Christmas
Ten Italian books to read or to give as gifts this Christmas, books to talk about together in front of a hot chocolate and a slice of panettone.
December: the month of magic
December is a month were the sacred and the pagan mingle, showing how our country’s traditions come from a very distant past, before Christianity rooted.
Christmas Recipes: Pandolce alla Genovese
Recipe of Pandolce, a typical ligurian Christmas cake, a sweet bread with candied fruit, it is traditionally brought to the Christmas table by the youngest of the family.
New Year’s in Italy
New Year’s in Italy We’re a nation of fortune seekers and lucky charms lovers (no, not the cereals… although I admit I did contemplate the possibility, once, to buy a large bag of聽Lucky Charms聽marshmallows) and, if there’s a time of the year when it shows, it’s certainly at聽Capodanno, our New […]
5 Reasons it’s time Italians embrace Thanksgiving
While doing my doctorate and working in university in the West of Ireland, I got to meet and become very close to many people from the US. We all were part of the same department and soon we didn’t only bond over work, but also shared a common need to feel “at home” […]