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A Season of Celebrations in the Italian Language

by DHales | Dec 1, 2017 | art, Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Music, Religion, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

   La stagione natalizia The Christmas season In ancient times the Romans celebrated Saturnalia, a winter solstice festival, with religious rites and drunken feasts. The early Christian church decreed December 25 — then the feast of the sun god Mithras...

An Independence Day Bridge in the Italian Language

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...
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