| Carnevale Festival in ItalyCelebrated 40
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| | that's held on the first Sunday of
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| days before Easter, Carnevale is a large
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| | August. It's a pageant in which
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| festival held before Ash Wednesday. The
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| | contestants wear 15th century costumes.
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| biggest celebrations are held in
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| | *Palio San Secondo (Asti) -- This is a
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| Viareggio, Ivrea and Venice. Carnevale
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| | 700-year-old ceremony in which
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| celebrations are held in many cities
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| | participants wear costumes from the 13th
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| around the world.Celebrate the New Year
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| | century.
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| in ItalyItalians bring in the New Year
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| | *Sagra di San Nicola (Bari) -- This is a
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| with music, dancing and fireworks.
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| | historic costume procession held on May
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| Celebrations may vary from one town to
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| | 7th.
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| the next.Festa della Madonna Bruna in
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| | *Sagra di Sant' Efisio (Cagliari) -- A
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| Matera, ItalyThis is a unique festival
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| | large colorful procession is held on May
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| held in southern Italy in July. The
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| | 1st through 4th where pilgrims dress in
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| festival's highlight comes when a Carro
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| | costumes from the 1600s with accompanying
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| carrying the Madonna is destroyed. The
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| | horses, carts and a statue of the saint
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| Carro is made of papier mache and takes
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| | on foot.
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| an entire year to create. Making the
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| | *Calcio Fiorentino (Florence) -- This is
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| Carro is a skill passed down from one
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| | a soccer match held in June that
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| generation to the next.L'Ardia di San
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| | resembles those football games of the
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| CostantinoHeld in Sardinia, L'Ardia di
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| | Medieval times.
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| San Costantino is an Italian horse race.
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| | *Infiorata (Genzano) -- A beautiful
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| l Palio di Siena
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| | flower festival, where a religious
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| Il Palio di Siena is a famous festival
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| | procession takes place on streets
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| and horse race - probably the most famous
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| | carpeted with flowers.
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| in the country.
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| | *Balestrieri (Gubbio) -- Known as the
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| Umbria Jazz Festival in PerugiaThis is a
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| | Palio of the Archers, this is a Medieval
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| very popular international jazz festival
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| | crossbow contest held on the last Sunday
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| that's held in July in Perugia.A
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| | in May. Participants wear Medieval arms
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| Carnevale Ogni Scherzo ValeItalians have
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| | and costumes.
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| this carnival before the 40 days of
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| | *Feast of Santa Rosalia (Palermo) --
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| deprivation experienced during the advent
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| | Held in July, this event features
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| of Lent. This type of festival has become
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| | fireworks, bands and a procession in
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| popular in cities around the
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| | honor of the patron saint of the city.
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| world.Valentine's Day in ItalyItaly
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| | *Epiphany Fair at Piazza Navona (Roma)
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| celebrates Valentine's Day with shops
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| | -- A January fair with sweets, toys and
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| selling china baskets or cups filled with
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| | presents that is held outdoors at the
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| candies tied with ribbons. Getting
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| | gorgeous Bernini fountains.
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| engaged on Valentine's Day is a tradition
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| | *Estate Romana (Roma) -- Coordinated by
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| in Italy.Christmas In Italy (Buon
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| | the city of Rome, this event takes place
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| Natale)Christmas in Italy is marked with
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| | from the end of June until August or
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| white, red and green colors, which are
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| | during Roman Summer. There is a summer
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| also the colors of the Italian flag.
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| | season of open air entertainment put on
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| Italians enjoy Christmas traditions,
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| | by the Rome Opera House. Highlights
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| recipes and rites each year.Easter In
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| | include music, ballet, opera, drama and
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| Italy (Buona Pasqua) Italy holds many
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| | more.
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| ceremonies during the holiday of Easter
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| | *Carnival in Venice (Venice) -- Held in
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| no matter when the date of the holiday.
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| | February and March, this celebration
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| Most ceremonies are conducted by
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| | features masks and costumes, music,
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| churches.Thanksgiving in ItalyItaly
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| | fireworks and mimes. Entertainment is
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| celebrates Thanksgiving, but in a
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| | provided in the streets.
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| different way than America. The family
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| | Wherever you go in Italy, there's bound
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| meal usually consists of Italian recipes
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| | to be a special event or festival nearby.
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| (instead of turkey) that have been passed
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| | Italy is full of fun celebrations all
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| down throughout generations. Families
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| | year. You can join in and become a part
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| gather for a traditional meal during the
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| | of these great traditions when you visit
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| holiday.Celebrate at the Venice Carnival
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| | Italy.You can find international cell
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| The Venice Carnival is a traditional
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| | phones and service for Italy from Free
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| festival where partygoers wear masks. It
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| | incoming calls from all countries night
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| is romantic and considered one of the
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| | and day and calling the states is just US
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| largest festivals in Europe.Festa del
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| | $.60 per minute! They rent and sell
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| RedentoreThis is a Venetian festival held
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| | phones and satellite phones as well.John
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| to celebrate the end of a plague that
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| | Dulaney, born Dec. 11th, 1946, married
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| occurred during the 16th century. It's
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| | with children.
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| usually held the second week in July with
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| | Living most years since 1969 outside the
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| a fireworks display and a regatta. An
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| | USA and working in motion pictures since
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| architect named Antonio Palladio built
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| | 1965 I started with my wife, Jojo, in
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| the Church of the Redeemer as a
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| | March of 1994 in San Francisco, Ca.
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| remembrance of the occasion.Scoppio del
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| | I've lived in or been to approximately
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| CarroThis is an event held on Easter
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| | 36 countries and have lived under
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| Saturday in Florence where a chariot
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| | Democracies, Socialism, Communism,
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| pulled by an ox goes through the streets
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| | dictatorships, kingdoms and others. There
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| on a journey to the Il Duomo. Fireworks
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| | is nothing like home.
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| are ignited from the vehicle.Spoleto
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| | I participated at Channel Four in
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| FestivalKnown as the "Festival of Two
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| | Manila, Philippines during the "People
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| Worlds," this is one of the most popular
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| | Power Revolution" and stood, with my
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| musical events in Italy.Other Traditional
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| | wife's brother, along with half a million
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| Events in Italy (City or region stated in
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| | others against the threat of tank attack.
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| parentheses)*Almond Blossom Festival
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| | I have witnessed the ruinous effects of
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| (Agrigento) -- Festival of song,
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| | Socialism /Communism /Dictatorship in
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| fireworks and costumes.
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| | dozens of countries and today enjoy the
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| *Giostra del Saracino (Arezzo) -- Also
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| | remains of our freedoms and protections
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| known as the Joust of the Saracen, this
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| | of the Constitution in the USA here in
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| is a tilting contest that's held the
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| | California.
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| first Sunday in September. Knights in
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| | Working in front of and behind the
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| armor depict the 13th century customs.
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| | camera films around the world we removed
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| *Calendimaggio (Assisi) -- Also called
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| | to the suburbs and a quiet life, for a
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| Celebration of Holy Week, this is Italy's
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| | few years. We still have property in
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| Easter event to celebrate Spring as they
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| | Umbria, Italy, some is for sale. After
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| did in Medieval times.
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| | all is said and done I count my children,
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| *Torneo Della Quintana (Ascoli-Piceno)
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| | wife Jojo and my friends as my only real
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| -- This is the Joust of the Quintana
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| | treasure.
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