Volume 16 No. 52

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Molto Italiano featured item:

Tutto italiano

If you are looking for a way to enhance your knowledge of the Italian language Tutto italiano may just be what you need. Tutto italiano is an audio magazine designed to help people who are looking to improve on their Italian language. What is great about this magazine is that you get a print copy as well as an audio CD. The majority of the print magazine is in Italian. The only parts in English is the editorial letter and key vocabulary. The magazine covers a wide range of topics so not only do you get to improve on your Italian you will get to learn more about Italy and its wonderful culture.

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NEWSLETTER FEATURES

What’s So Great about the Italian Piazza on New Year’s Eve and Everyday
Nowhere in the world is a space dedicated solely to people watching so revered and worshipped as in Italy. In the United States, we have nothing that comes close to a piazza. There is no place to just sit and be. A piazza in Italy is home base for a town, where neighbors gather to debate the issues of the day (from Italy’s place in the economic crisis to whether the town should invest in new soccer jerseys), gossip (mostly about who is sleeping with who), judge, entertain, and see and be seen.

New Year Brings Nostalgic Memories For The Past
Like most of us, I’ve had plenty of time to say good-bye to the passing year- to decide what I’ll miss most about it and to brace myself for the coming new year.

Share a Photo, Recipe, Story or Tradition
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MOLTO ITALIANO FEATURES
* Photo of the Week
To the left you can see the Gothic baldacchino by Giovanni di Stefano, which is part of the Papal altar, in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano.

* Proverb
Sposa bagnata, sposa fortunate.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for spaghetti bolognese.

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Volume 16 No. 51

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Molto Italiano featured item:

Segna Tombola e Cancella-Italian Game

Classic Italian game, Segna Tombola e Cancella uses 10 special erasable markers with which to mark the numbers drawn. Contains: A display board, 48 folders, 90 pieces, 10 erasable markers and a bag for numbers.

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NEWSLETTER FEATURES

How to Make a Last-Minute Italian-Style Gift Basket
You’re running out of time. It’s almost Christmas, and you still have not bought a gift for those hard-to-shop-for family and friends. Consider Italian-style gift giving.

Christmas Eve Dinner
One of the big mysteries surrounding Christmas Eve has to do with dinner and the significance of the number of fish dishes prepared. Join me as I uncover the significance behind the number of fish dishes prepared for dinner.

A Christmas gift for Palazzo Vecchio from the first woman painter of Florence
The gifts of Christmas are infinite. A ‘new’ Annunciation attributed to Renaissance painter Plautilla Nelli has been restored by the Advancing Women Artists foundation and displayed at the museum for the first time ever.

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MOLTO ITALIANO FEATURES
* Photo of the Week
A view of the Basilica di S. Maria del Fiore’s dome in Florence. The magnificent dome was built by Brunelleschi in the 15th century.

* Proverb
Donne e buoi dei paesi tuoi.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for zeppole.

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Volume 16 No. 50

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Molto Italiano featured item:

365 Days in Italy Picture-A-Day Wall Calendar 2018

It’s a yearlong tour of Italy, the inimitable country that draws more repeat visitors than any other. From the lush vineyards and tall cypresses of Tuscany to the magnificent Aragonese Castle in Ischia Ponte, from the vista of Mt. Vesuvius at dawn to the architectural marvels of Rome, Italy comes alive in hundreds of gorgeous photographs.

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NEWSLETTER FEATURES

Santa Lucia
Lucia, which means light, lived during the time where Christians were persecuted for their belief in God. This didn’t prevent her from bringing food to the many Christians who hid in underground tunnels. To find her way she would wear a wreath with candles while carrying a tray of food.

Panettone
During the Christmas season panettone is a staple that you will find in any Italian home. Some refer to this as an Italian version of fruitcake. Panettone originated in the town of Milan and is a symbol of the city. It has a cupola shaped top and it should always be taller than it is wider.

Frank Capra’s Wonderful Film Gave America Hope When We Needed it Most
During the dark decade of the 1930s, Frank Capra’s films brought light where there was darkness and hope where there was despair to a nation in desperate need of an uplifting message. If only for a few minutes, in a darkened theatre, Capra’s films inspired irrepressible optimism in American audiences and when they left the theater, they left feeling better about themselves and the future of their world.

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Italy is a wonderful and magnificent country filled with traditions, stories, incredible food and breath taking views. With your help Italiansrus.com can help show the world just what Italy has to offer. There are four ways you can help so just select one of the choices and you will be presented with guidelines and a form you can use to contact me about your submission.

MOLTO ITALIANO FEATURES
* Photo of the Week
If you are on the upper basilica of St. Francis in Assisi and look out into the lawn area you will see shrubs spell out the word PAX (Peace).

* Proverb
La mama dello scemo del villiaggio e la donna che e sempre incinta!.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for stuff calamari.

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Volume 16 No. 49

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Molto Italiano featured item:

Feast of the Seven Fishes: The Collected Comic Strip and Italian Holiday Cookbook

The Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition comes to life in this popular online comic strip collected here for the first time, complete with a foreword by Steve Geppi and a cookbook for serving up your own Feast!

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NEWSLETTER FEATURES

Lighting of the Christmas Tree
One of the things I love about Italy is the different and unique traditions they do throughout the year and in particular during various holidays. One tradition that takes place during the Christmas season is the lighting of the Christmas tree in the city of Gubbio, Umbria.

Manarola’s Illuminated Presepe
An enduring tradition that has been a part of the Christmas season in Italy is the beautiful nativity scenes (presepio) that decorate homes and towns throughout Italy. Over the years these scenes have expanded to include more than just the Holy Family and the three Wise Men. They can be elaborate works of art that depict entire villages. Of all the scenes throughout Italy the one in Manarola stands out and can be seen for miles.

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Italy is a wonderful and magnificent country filled with traditions, stories, incredible food and breath taking views. With your help Italiansrus.com can help show the world just what Italy has to offer. There are four ways you can help so just select one of the choices and you will be presented with guidelines and a form you can use to contact me about your submission.

MOLTO ITALIANO FEATURES
* Photo of the Week

The Palazzo Cofani-Brizzolari and the Torre Faggiolana sit on the southwest side of the piazza Grande in Arezzo.

* Proverb
Mangia come una vacca e lavora come un pollo morto!.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for olive bread.

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