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Christmas Markets in Italy

by DHales | Dec 7, 2018 | Books, culture, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

Mercatini di Natale  Christmas Markets In Northern Italy’s Trentino-Alto Adige, il Mercatino di Natale (the Christmas market) brings light, joy and cheer. As a local website describes it, “Il Mercatino è una festa per tutti (the Market is a feast for everyone)...

Celebrating Saint Nicolas, the Original Santa Claus

by DHales | Dec 4, 2018 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

  San Nicola di Bari In some parts of Italy the feast  of San Nicola, patron saint of Bari,  ushers in the Christmas season (stagione natalizia) with the giving of gifts (regali) on the eve or morning of December 6, his onomastico (name’s day)....
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