by DHales | Dec 13, 2018 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Music, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Il canto di Natale The Christmas Carol You expect Christmas to look different in Italy, but it’s surprising to discover that it sounds different too. Rather than jingling sleigh bells, the traditional sound of Christmas in Rome and...
by DHales | Dec 11, 2014 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
A guest post by Riccardo Cristiani I was born in Milan in the 1970’s. Like every child in Europe, I was always looking forward to celebrating Christmas (il Natale) and getting new toys (giocattoli). One day, to my great surprise, I discovered that some of my...