by DHales | Dec 22, 2018 | Books, culture, Food and Drink, Games, Italy, Language, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Le Tre Feste di Natale The Three Christmas Feasts Most families in Italy begin celebrating il Natale on the evening of December 24 (la vigilia di Natale) with a big dinner. Because Christmas Eve is a vigilia di magro (a day of abstinence on which the...
by DHales | Feb 19, 2018 | culture, Games, Italy, Language, Sports, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
I Giochi Olimpici The Olympic Games Once again the Olympics are underway, reminding us of their power to bring people together and create ties among them (il potere di riunire le persone e creare legami tra loro). The Winter Olympics (Olimpiadi invernali) in the host...
by DHales | Aug 5, 2016 | Books, culture, Games, history, Italy, Language, Sports, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
I Giochi Olimpici The Olympic Games The Olympics have the power to bring people together and create ties among them (il potere di riunire le persone e creare legami tra loro). To encourage communication among people of different countries and...
by DHales | Mar 31, 2015 | Books, culture, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
il pesce d'aprile April fool According to legend, a raven on Noah’s ark set off on April 1 to search for a sign that the flood waters had receded, but it never returned. Others trace the madcap holiday back to the year 1564, when Pope Gregory...
by DHales | Jun 28, 2010 | Current Affairs, Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Sports, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
vergogna shame “VERGOGNA!” the headlines in the Italian papers screamed as the Azzurri (The Blues), defending champions, exited the 2010 World Cup in the first round. Everyone—including the players themselves—seemed to agree that they had brought...
by DHales | Apr 8, 2009 | Games, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
faccia, viso, voltoface A face is a face in English. You wash it in the morning, put a smile on it throughout the day, and display it along with your friends’ on Facebook. In Italian a face can be una faccia, un viso, or...
