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...
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...
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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...
New Year’s is an especially exciting time to find a party in Italy—they have some fascinating traditions and customs.It probably isn’t surprising that Italians use food to symbolize their hopes and dreams for the New Year, but did you know that lentils are a traditional menu item because...
the civic holidays, and the regional celebrations and seasonal observances. Advent, Christmas, Carnivale, May Day, Midsummer's Night, Republic Day, All Hallows' Eve, and the numerous otherfesteall have their distinctive dishes and menus. Lovers of food and Italy will be enchanted by the offering...
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. ...
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