Italian New Year’s Eve: Celebrating the Arrival of the New Year Italian-style
Christmas in Italy is typically dedicated to family, while New Year’s eve is spent having fun and celebrating with friends.
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All Souls’ Day (Commemorazione dei defunti): Exploring the Italian Tradition of Remembering the Departed
November 2nd marks All Souls Day, an ancient Catholic feast dedicated to remembering those who have passed on from this
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San Gennaro: Bridging the Gap between Miracles and Reality
Italy was long known for being home to saints, poets, and navigators; unfortunately however there is no trace of either
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Unveiling the Enchanting Italian Christmas Tradition
An Italian novel for children called “La Freccia Azzurra” (The Blue Arrow) suggests that all children around the world eagerly
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Decoding the Meaning: Exploring the Significance of the Lyrics in the Italian National Anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani
Italian national anthem since October 12th 1946 has been the “Canto degli Italiani”, composed by Goffredo Mameli of Genoa as
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Italian Citizenship for Descendants Born Abroad: Exploring Claims and Requirements
There’s an old proverb: when something seems too good to be true…it probably is! So let’s face it…every time someone
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Tracing the Rich Tapestry of Italy’s History
Italy became an independent nation state only in 1871; prior to this point it was politically divided into a series
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Unveiling the Past: A Historical Overview of Italy’s Regions
Italia (which may have originated as a Greekized form of Italic Vitelia or “calf land”) initially refereed only to the
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The Path to America: Tracing the Journey of Immigrants to the United States
At the height of Italy’s mass emigration during its century-long mass exodus between 1876 and 1976, the U.S. was by
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Decoding the Meaning of Il Canto degli Italiani: Exploring the Significance of the Italian National Anthem’s Lyrics
Since October 12th 1946, Italy’s national anthem has been “Canto degli Italiani”, composed in Autumn 1847 by Genoese student and
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