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For Christians, the Passover Seder became known as the “Last Supper,” the foreshadowing of Christ’s crucifixion, death, and resurrection on Easter Sunday and the beginning of Christianity
LIFE & PEOPLE

The Full Moon and Easter Sunday

For a number of years, I have wondered why Easter Sunday falls at different times of the spring season. Although Easter usually comes in the month of...
April 10, 2017
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Salvatore Di Vita
Traditionally, the Christmas story often told is one of three kings called the magi who had traveled from the east to pay homage to the new-born King
La vita italiana

“Of Kings and Magi and Myrrh”

Each Christmas season brings with it the telling and retelling of a familiar tale portraying the nativity of Jesus Christ. Camouflaged within the...
December 8, 2016
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Salvatore Di Vita
In recent years, the celebration of Halloween has made its way into Italy’s list of holidays
Lifestyle

“Dolcetto o Scherzetto?” Trick or treat?

It is difficult to say exactly when vigilia d ’Ognissanti or Halloween first took hold in Italy. This spooky day seems to have floated into existence...
October 27, 2016
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Salvatore Di Vita
Heritage

Do You Believe in Santa Claus? Part two of a magic story

In the first half of this two-part discussion, we left off with the question, “How did St. Nicholas become Santa Claus?” I must answer by first...
December 22, 2015
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Salvatore Di Vita
Saint Nicholas is particularly woshipped in Northern Europe as Sinterklaas
La vita italiana

Do you really believe in Santa Claus? Ask Saint Nicholas

One Christmas day some years ago, as my family gathered around the Christmas tree, my granddaughter looked up at me and asked, “Grandpa, do you...
December 22, 2015
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Salvatore di Vita
Thanksgiving celebration, an ancient tradition at the end of the crop year and the beginning of the winter break
La vita italiana

Happy Thanksgiving in Italian

There is something strange about the Thanksgiving holiday that sets it apart from other holidays. Perhaps it’s the expectation of a house full of...
November 26, 2015
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Salvatore Di Vita
Ancient Romans, America, Italian culture, Italian heritage, Italian american, Italian news, Italian traditions
La vita italiana

Ancient Romans in America?

Can anyone possibly imagine an ancient Roman ship floundering in heavy seas off the coast of what is now South America? There are some who theorize...
January 22, 2015
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Salvatore Di Vita
Pompeii, Voices from the Past, Eruption, Italian culture, Italian heritage, Italian american, Italian news, Italian traditions
Culture

Voices from the Past (part two): The eruption of Mount Vesuvius

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius lasted two days. The only witness to document his observations was Pliny the Younger, who recorded what he saw from...
August 29, 2014
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Salvatore Di Vita
Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, Voices from the Past, Italian culture, Italian heritage, Italian american, Italian news, Italian traditions
Culture

Voices from the Past in Pompeii (part one)

It happened 1,935 years ago this August 24. The year was 79 AD, and at the base of Mount Vesuvius sat the city of Pompeii, home to about 12,000...
August 23, 2014
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Salvatore Di Vita
Antonio Salieri, Mozart, italian culture, italian heritage, italian american, italian news, italian traditions
Culture

Who Was Antonio Salieri? (part two)

By some accounts, to say that Salieri and Mozart were professional rivals, is putting it mildly. A rivalry between Mozart and Salieri was well known...
July 8, 2014
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Salvatore Di Vita

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Biccari, Italian Authentic Hamlet

Around Italy: The Biellese

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Società & Cultura

L'Ultima Cena dopo Leonardo. L’interpretazione di sei artisti di fama internazionale da Nicola Samorì all’americano Robert Longo

L'Ultima Cena dopo Leonardo...

June 12, 2019
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Adelinda Allegretti
Earlier Mona Lisa: in mostra a Firenze il ritratto della giovane Lisa Gherardini

Earlier Mona Lisa in mostra a Firenze

June 12, 2019
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Fabrizio del Bimbo
Un monito ambientalista attraverso le istallazioni fotografiche di Anne De Carbuccia a Firenze

Eco-istallazioni fotografiche a Firenze

June 12, 2019
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Fabrizio del Bimbo
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Red Carpet

Tanta Italia a Cannes Classics: tributi a De Sica, Bertolucci, Magnani e l’omaggio speciale di DiCaprio a Lina Wertmuller

Tanta Italia a Cannes Classics

June 12, 2019
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Francesca Graziano
L'Aria che si respira alla 49° edizione del Giffoni Film Festival fa superare i confini della fantasia

L'Aria che si respira al Giffoni 2019...

June 12, 2019
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Staff
A Los Angeles, per Fare Cinema 2019, lezione sul linguaggio musicale di Franco Eco

A Los Angeles c'è Fare Cinema 2019...

June 12, 2019
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Staff
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Grand Tour

Le Cronache ispirate a Narni non raccontano la bontà del Ciliegiolo, vitigno tenace già noto agli antichi Romani

Narni e il suo Ciliegiolo

June 12, 2019
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Nicoletta Curradi
Il gusto domina le colline di Valdobbiadene dove appena 108 ettari regalano il prosecco superiore di Cartizze

Colline di Valdobbiadene e Cartizze

June 12, 2019
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Generoso D'Agnese
Il cielo fa da tetto all’Abbazia cistercense di San Galgano e una spada nella roccia sfida i puri di spirito

L'Abbazia (e la spada) di San Galgano...

June 12, 2019
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Luca Ferrari
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Attualità

Fondamentale per la ricerca il Dna dei sardi: è un ‘orologio molecolare’

La ricerca e il Dna dei sardi

June 12, 2019
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Staff
Studio italiano conferma: non ci si ammala di cancro per caso o sfortuna. Tra le cause stili di vita e ambiente esterno

Non ci si ammala di cancro per caso

June 12, 2019
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Staff
La Nasa celebra la cooperazione spaziale con l'Italia (e Matera)

Nasa celebra la cooperazione con Italia

June 12, 2019
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Staff
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Impresa Italia

La Puglia punta al mercato statunitense per promuovere le eccellenze imprenditoriali nelle biotecnologie e nel farmaceutico

Farmaceutica pugliese a Philadelphia

June 12, 2019
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Staff
Internazionalizzazione e tecnologie: l’Emilia Romagna incontra investitori della Silicon Valley 

Emilia Romagna e Silicon Valley

June 12, 2019
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Staff
L’Italia e la Fao insieme per i Giorni della Dieta Mediterranea: salute e sviluppo sostenibile

Giorni della Dieta Mediterranea

June 12, 2019
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Staff
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Heritage

A Taranto, sulle rive del mar Piccolo, in scena la rievocazione storica della Battaglia dell’XI secolo tra Normanni e Bizantini

Normanni e Bizantini a Taranto

June 12, 2019
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Staff
Lettere, immagini, testimonianze: nasce la piattaforma 'Italiani all’estero, i diari raccontano'

Italiani all'estero, i diari raccontano...

June 12, 2019
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Staff
Giacomo Matteotti va considerato uno dei Padri della democrazia italiana

Giacomo Matteotti padre della Democrazia

June 12, 2019
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Staff
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