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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

Videos

Savona: sightseeing tour and origin of the city

Canevino, wines and corkscrews

You, Me & Sicily: Homemade Sicilian Cooking

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Società & Cultura

La Firenze di Giovanni e Telemaco Signorini, la città gioiello nel magico filtro della pittura

Firenze nella pittura dei Signorini

September 17, 2019
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Fabrizio del Bimbo
Il cuore sulla montagna di Ulassai: omaggio all'arte di Maria Lai

Il cuore sulla montagna di Ulassai

September 17, 2019
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Sebastiano Catte
Il viaggio di Bernardo Bellotto in Toscana: a Lucca escursione nel vedutismo settecentesco

Il viaggio di Bellotto in Toscana

September 17, 2019
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Fabrizio del Bimbo
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Red Carpet

Dai red carpet ai bagni di folla: quando andare in Laguna a settembre offre l’occasione di incontri ‘stellari’

Incontri stellari in Laguna: Ad Astra

September 17, 2019
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Luca Ferrari
A Ferrara Uto Ughi, uno dei massimi esponenti della scuola violinistica italiana

A Ferrara il violinista Uto Ughi

September 17, 2019
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Staff
Ritratti di cinema: nello storico Hotel Des Bains di Venezia il grande schermo ha il volto di 300 celebrities

Ritratti di cinema a Venezia

September 17, 2019
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Luca Ferrari
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Grand Tour

A Carmagnola dove la storia piemontese si racconta tra castelli, palazzi e musei racchiusi in un’oasi verde

A Carmagnola nella storia piemontese

September 17, 2019
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Generoso D'Agnese
A spasso tra i pescatori del pittoresco rione di El Gogul e le case-torri medievali: ecco Fano, gioiello marchigiano

A Fano, gioiello marchigiano

September 17, 2019
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Rosi Fontana
Da Corigliano Calabro a Capo Colonna: lo Jonio visto dalla Calabria tra castelli, codici miniati e santuari magnogreci

Da Corigliano Calabro a Capo Colonna

September 17, 2019
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Goffredo Palmerini
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Attualità

Suona la campanella per 7,5 milioni di studenti italiani

Tornano a scuola 7,5 mln di italiani

September 17, 2019
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Staff
Completa la squadra di governo: 21 ministri e 42 sottosegretari per il Conte Bis

Conte bis: via alla squadra di governo

September 17, 2019
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Staff
Sesto Concistoro del Pontificato di Papa Francesco. Cambia il profilo del Conclave che eleggerà il suo successore

Nuovi cardinali per il dopo Francesco

September 17, 2019
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Francesca Graziano
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Impresa Italia

Lazio, prima regione in Italia per crescita dell’export: +26,9%

Lazio, prima in Italia per export

September 17, 2019
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Staff
Con i dazi Usa a rischio l'export di olio extravergine d’oliva italiano, da 400 milioni di euro

Coi dazi Usa a rischio l'export di olio...

September 17, 2019
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Staff
Italia in stagnazione: peggiora la stima del Pil e la disoccupazione risale al 9,9%

Italia in stagnazione: peggiora la stima

September 17, 2019
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Staff
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Heritage

'Settembre, andiamo. E’ tempo di migrare'. D'Annunzio e il suo Abruzzo

Settembre, andiamo. E’ tempo di migrare

September 17, 2019
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Giuseppe Lalli
Storia di un anarchico abruzzese tra Stati Uniti e Sud America

Storia di un anarchico abruzzese in Usa

September 17, 2019
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Mario Setta
Nitti, protagonista della Resistenza a Matera

Nitti, protagonista della Resistenza

September 17, 2019
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Staff
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