One special thing about Neapolitan cribs, is that they always have extra ‘every day’ people and objects (such as houses, waterfalls, food, animals and even figures of famous people and politicians!). Naples is also the home to the largest crib scene in the world, which has over 600 obj...
Italian traditionsaround Christmas Eve are much the same as the Western European traditions. Many devout Catholics can be found attending mass on Christmas Eve and generally will avoid eating meat during that night. Christmas dinner in theItalian religionis celebrated with lots of seafood; traditionall...
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On Christmas Eve, as in the old Catholic tradition, often no food is eaten during the day as this is a fast day. The festive celebrations start after midnight mass. Nowadays, ‘Babbo Natale’, the Father Christmas, brings presents to children on Christmas eve. Babbo Natale, the Italian San...
The people here know how to live; it must be the sunshine, the food, and the wine that make them so friendly. The stiletto heel of Italy is itself a peninsula skirted by the Adriatic and Ionian seas boasting 500 miles of coastline, with a wealth of intriguing and exotic towns all ...
Luciana Squadrilli introduces nine of the most traditional and delicious winter soup dishes found throughout Italy, including the classic minestrone and some more unusual regional delicacies.
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Rome is a food lover’s paradise, with restaurants, cafes, and street food vendors serving up delicious Italian cuisine around every corner. From five-star fine dining to hole-in-the-wall trattorias, here are some… 4 Day Sicily Itinerary Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, is ...
Finally, on the last three days of the festival, you can go to celebrateCarnevaleinIvrea, a small town in Piedmont where the carnival celebrations conclude with The Battle of the Oranges–a massive food fight where oranges are thrown at opposing groups. ...
Italian cuisine isstrongly influenced by local history and traditions, as well as by the local and seasonal availability of products. Each region of Italy has its own regional food specialties. These regional differences are based on a combination ofclimatic factors(availability of specific ingredients...