by Dianne Hales | Apr 27, 2021 | Books, books on Italy, culture, history, Italian, Italian folklore, Italian language, Italy, Language, learning Italian, love in Italy, May, saints, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
One of my favorite months anywhere, May is especially beautiful in Italy. “Aprile con il fiore, maggio con il colore,” Italians say. April with its flower, May with its color. But May enchants the heart as well as the eye. As an old proverb goes,...
by DHales | Apr 28, 2017 | Books, culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
maggio May One of my favorite months anywhere, May is a particularly special time in Italy. As an old saying goes, “Di maggio s’innamorano anche le civette.” (In May even the owls fall in love.) The month’s name derives from the Roman goddess Maia (dalla...
