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People - 22 Dicembre 2018

The Season of Return to the South: A Christmas Trip

We Southern migrants to Italy’s industrial north all share the same ritual. We take any opportunity we can to break away from grey polluted skies, the heaviness of the air and the stark furrowed fields populated by crows. Year in year out, we all race to the station on the appointed day to become the queue of grizzled short and stocky men, breath heaving from the fog and wearing the distant smell of caffè-latte and cigarettes

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Lifestyles - 17 Dicembre 2018

What Does Christmas Look Like in an Italian American Family?

Usually an Italian American family Christmas involves at least 20 people, and that is just counting the immediate family. So, it’s very important that everything is studied to detail for the special day. For starters it’s important to count the chairs, because not only will you have to have the right amount of chairs, you also need some extra ones. "Why?" you may ask.

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Lifestyles - 21 Dicembre 2017

We Are the World, We Are the Children… Lo avete forse dimenticato?

Stiamo vivendo in un'epoca di violenza e di ostilità senza precedenti, ma è facile sostenere che ogni generazione ha avuto la sua parte di problemi. Non abbiamo, forse, il potere di fare politica governativa o di fermare il riscaldamento globale o di alleviare la povertà su scala mondiale, ma è in nostro potere aiutare i nostri vicini, alla nostra destra e alla nostra sinistra

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Lifestyles - 21 Dicembre 2017

We Are the World, We Are the Children… Did You Forget?

We’re living in an age of unprecedented violence and hostility, yet it’s easy to argue that every generation has had its share of problems. We may not have the power to make government policy or to stop global warming or to alleviate poverty on a global scale, but it is in our power to help our neighbors to the right and left of us.

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News - 18 Dicembre 2017

Trump and “Fake News” on the War on Christmas

Meanwhile, a respected Jesuit priest, Head of the Theology Department at the University of Santa Clara in California, Father Kevin O’Brien replies to Trump, “I don’t think that Jesus cares much if we say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. He wasn’t interested in promoting himself”.

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Lifestyles - 23 Ottobre 2017

“American” Fall Festivities in Italy

Like Halloween, Thanksgiving originated to celebrate the end of a plentiful harvest, but America’s most heartfelt festivity isn’t commonly celebrated in Italy. Italy’s non-adoption is probably because the event was originally a Protestant affair. Today, however, whether you’re an expat living permanently in Rome or a tourist, there are several places to celebrate it.

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Lifestyles - 3 Gennaio 2017

Epiphany in Italy: Befana Is the Real Santa

January 6 is a national holiday in Italy commemorating the 12th day of Christmas, when the Three Kings or Wise Men arrived at the manger bearing gifts for baby Jesus. It's called Epiphany and it's when Italians celebrate the tradition of La Befana with gifts and festivals.

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Food & Wine - 14 Dicembre 2016

Wine Reflections for the Holidays

The holiday season forces us to feel pressure to try to go to everything, speak to everyone, buy a gift or send a card to everyone who has ever mattered in our life. A conversation with my neighbor made me realize that the best gift that I can give is to take the time to live in grace.

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Food & Wine - 11 Dicembre 2016

Panettone: Italy’s Ubiquitous Christmas Cake

Mentioned for the first time in a manuscript dated 1470, this treat from Italy receives a different take from different areas. Panettone survived through time and there are many legends around its origins. Today its popularity spread around the world and Panettone can be find from Milan to Peru.

A Magical Christmas Dinner with Les Santons and Luberon Wines

English - 16 Dicembre 2015

A Magical Christmas Dinner with Les Santons and Luberon Wines

The Luberon region of Provence has a few precious holiday traditions that include special food and Santons on the table. The garlic soup with potatoes, the wild boar, and the many desserts, pair well with their friendly wines. But what makes the meal a magical Christmas Dinner are the tiny figurines representing the nativity scene / Leggi in Italiano

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