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WEBItalian Navy training ship, Amerigo Vespucci, docks at the Port of Los Angeles. Italy arrives at the Port of Los Angeles with the Amerigo Vespucci, Italy’s oldest naval vessel, bringing a slice of its rich maritime heritage. The Italian Navy’s tall ship, begins a six-day visit, offering free tours of the magnificent vessel.
The history of Ferragosto: Italy’s favorite summer day
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Ferragosto is a typically Italian holiday, that isn’t celebrated anywhere else in the world.While the 15 th of August is honored in Catholic countries as the day of Mary’s Ascension to Heaven, Ferragosto in Italy doesn’t have only a religious meaning, but a historical and socio-cultural one, too. It is, for us, the symbol of summer holidays and, at once, also that of the end of summer ...
Occhio malocchio: Italy and the old tradition of the evil eye
WEBJul 31, 2018 · Even though they are often considered connected, jettatura and malocchio are actually two very different concepts. The first, which we find in Pirandello’s short story La Patente, is more of a natural characteristic of …
Are today’s Italians the real descendants of the ancient Romans?
WEBAug 10, 2021 · The Roman Empire is often associated with the most glorious moment in the history of the Italian peninsula, but are we, modern-day Italians, the genetic descendants of the old inhabitants of the Eternal City?. A short disclaimer before delving deeper into the subject: culturally, ethically, philosophically, we all are the descendants of the Ancient Romans and of their oriental cousins, the ...
L’uovo di Pasqua – More than Just an Egg - L'Italo-Americano
WEBApr 11, 2019 · Ah, but go to Italy and the egg, l’uovo, takes center stage; the bunny does not even exist. While in America, a hard boiled egg is usually just decorated with dyes and perhaps later mashed up into an egg salad sandwich, the Easter egg in Italy has a unique and special role.
An Italian song for freedom: the origins and popularity of Bella …
WEBApr 25, 2022 · Messina also helps us to ascertain where and when the melody was recorded for the first time: on a gramophone recording by gypsy accordionist Mishka Ziganoff, “Klezmer-Yiddish Swing Music,” In 1919.
Did you know that Italians have the most diverse DNA in Europe?
WEBOct 19, 2020 · Italians’ DNA is extremely varied and presents bigger differences than those found among people from the opposite sides of Europe.Image shutterstock_115117723
Tiramisù: the origin and the history of the most popular italian ...
WEBDec 7, 2016 · ORIGINAL RECIPE. INGREDIENTS: Makes 4-6 servings • 1 Cup 8 Oz. (226 g.) Mascarpone Cheese room temperature) • 6 Egg yolks • 1 Cup 8 Oz. (226 g.) of Sugar
From the sublime to the macabre: the Cappella Sansevero in Naples
WEBJun 23, 2016 · The centrepiece of the chapel is the Cristo Velato (“Veiled Christ”), the work of the 18th century sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino. This striking marble sculpture of the dead Christ is almost unsettling in its realism.
Italian Curiosities - L'Italo-Americano – Italian American bilingual ...
WEBMar 22, 2021 · The house we, today, call “Juliet’s home,” was probably built in the 13th century. It was purchased by the Cappello family,well knownpharmacists and importers of spices, who decided to transform it in a hospital: note that the Cappello family gives its name to the street where the house stands and that… they are not the Cappelletti/Capuleti.