by DHales | Mar 24, 2018 | Books, culture, Italy, Language, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Television, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La Settimana Santa Holy Week In the week before Easter (Pasqua) pilgrims from around the world travel to Italy to commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (passione, morte e resurrezione di Gesù Cristo). Every region...
by DHales | Mar 24, 2015 | Education, history, Italy, Language, Television, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
In a continuing series of posts, Riccardo Cristiani, the head Italian teacher at Dante Learning, shows how to "bend time" by using the imperfetto “the wrong way” in everyday Italian: Bending Time A guest post by Riccardo Cristiani I recently...
by DHales | Nov 28, 2014 | culture, Current Affairs, Italy, Language, Music, Social behavior, Television, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
La suora cantante The Singing Nun Last Spring a young woman belted out Alicia Keys’ “No One” at a blind audition for Italy’s The Voice. Judges and viewers sat with open mouths (a bocca aperta) when they realized that the spirited singer was an Ursuline nun dressed in...
by DHales | Jul 3, 2013 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Television, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
il ponte the bridge The Fourth of July may be the most American of holidays, but this year it provides an opportunity to do something very Italian: fare il ponte (make the bridge). This is no architectural construction but an extension of a...
by DHales | Jan 9, 2013 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Television, Travel, Web/Tech
The Year of Italian Culture in the United States This is the year to discover Italy–without even leaving the country. The government of Italy has declared 2013 the “anno della cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti” (the year of Italian culture in the...
by DHales | Sep 22, 2011 | art, Italy, Language, Television, Travel, Web/Tech
Italia, Tesoro d’Europa For months Italy has been reeling from bad news and bad press, particularly from other members of the European Union. But this weekend 50 European nations are dedicating their annual European Heritage Days to “L’Italia tesoro d’Europa.” The...
