Volume 17 No. 44

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Molto Italiano featured item:

Buon Natale: Learning Songs & Traditions in Italian

Learn the customs and traditions of Christmas in Italy through a bilingual story while enjoying the season’s favorite songs. This beautifully illustrated 32 page hardcover book comes with an audio CD, including the narration in Italian and 15 songs to sing along and enjoy.

 

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Heart of a Champion
During Italy’s darkest time a glimmer of hope came in the form of cycling champion Gino Bartali. Gino was a hero not just for what he accomplished in the sport of cycling, but also for his courage to help strangers at the risk of losing his own life.

Rescue Dogs of the Water
This is a story that all dog lovers will enjoy and if you don’t love dogs you will truly appreciate why they are considered man’s best friend.

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* Photo of the Week
Giacomo Sedati square

Located in the Giacomo Sedati square is a bronze war memorial, by Enzo Pucchetti, that is dedicated to the victims of the First and Second World War.

* Proverb
Il buon senso non è affatto così comune.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for tortellini artichoke salad.

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Volume 17 No. 43

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Molto Italiano featured item:

Scopa Traditional Italian Card Game

Italian Scopa is a centuries old card game involving memory and strategic skills along with a little luck. It’s easy to learn, a challenge to master and just plain fun for the whole family. Ideal for any skill level from absolute novice to expert, so anyone can enjoy the game. Rules include two other card games to be played with Scopa cards (Scopa d’Assi and Briscola).

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Italians Celebrate Their Sweet 18
Italians celebrate their eighteenth birthday with verve. Both young men and women throw parties on par with the traditional American sweet 16 when they turn 18 years old, which is the age of adulthood.

Homemade Wine
This two part series takes a look at the process of making homemade wine. It also includes a photo tour taking you through the various steps involved in making your own wine.

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* Photo of the Week
Vettica Maggiore

A view of the Vettica Maggiore, which is a frazione of Praiano.

* Proverb
Meglio sola che male accompagnata.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for involtini di melanzane.

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Volume 17 No. 42

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Molto Italiano featured item:

Italian For Kids Card Game – Learn Italian for Beginners

• Learning a new language doesn’t have to be boring. Italian playing cards immerse you in a new language & improve your retention while you have fun with games like poker, hearts, solitaire, and more.
• Forget old fashioned language and useless sayings. We collected 52 must-know Italian phrases used most frequently by beginners and travelers – these are essential whether you’re learning at home or traveling.
• Our brain is incredible at processing image & countless scientific studies confirm the power of visuals in learning. These visuals decrease learning time, increase recall, and boost retention.
• Save valuable time & make sure you sound out new phrases correctly with easy-to-follow spelling. Learning it right from the start saves you years of frustration from having to unlearn bad pronunciation.

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Italian American Hockey Players
Italian Americans have played a big part in the sport of hockey. I have compiled a list of players of Italian heritage that have played pro hockey. I am sure this list is not complete, but you will get a good sense of just how many players of Italian heritage have taken part in one of the fastest sports in the world.

I Became the First Woman in Italy to Graduate From Medical School
She was the first woman in Italy to become a doctor and she was ahead of her time and helped revolutionize the way we teach children. Can you figure out who this important Italian woman is?

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* Photo of the Week
Spiaggia Grande

This photo was taken on the Spiaggia Grande (Big Beach) in Positano. On the left is the Buca di Bacco Hotel and Restaurant. To the right is the Spiaggia Grande and straight ahead are the houses and buildings that line the hills of Positano.

* Proverb
Mangiare per vivere e non vivere per mangiare.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for pollo alla valdostana.

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Volume 17 No. 41

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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Elena and Lila, the two girls whom readers first met in My Brilliant Friend, have become women. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer. Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons. Both women are pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance and submission. They are afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up during the nineteen-seventies. Yet they are still very much bound to each other by a strong, unbreakable bond.

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Columbus: Quite a Character!
A crisp fall breeze is upon us and the kids are back in school, which means I, an Italian American reporter, have Columbus Day on the brain. It’s like Christmas or the Super Bowl for Italian America. There are star-studded parades, events, and an entire month devoted to Italian American heritage all because of the mythic explorer Christopher Columbus, better known to Italians as Cristofero Colombo.

Cristoforo Colombo
Learn more about the life of Christopher Columbus by reading this 12 chapter e-text version written by Giancarlo v. Nacher Malvaioli. This is an Italian translation of his book, which was initially written in Spanish.

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* Photo of the Week
Temple of Apollo

On the right is the bronze statue of the Roman god Apollo. It is situated near the portico of the Temple of Apollo. On the left is the remains of the sanctuary and the altar.

* Proverb
Nel vino la verità.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for Neapolitan style Italian sausage and potatoes.

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Volume 17 No. 40

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The Story of a New Name

Lila has recently married and made her enterée into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighborhood that she so often finds stifling. Love, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life’s challenges.

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Wine Making Unlocks Ischia’s Culture
When the sun sets on summer, the people of Ischia, a small island off the coast of Naples, begin preparing for the vendemmia or grape harvest. Many families and friends invite each other to their vineyards and host a lunch, often served at long harvest tables or as a picnic. But before breaking bread, the guests and hosts work side by side to cut the grapes off the vines for wine making.

5 Reasons to Like Vigilucci’s Gourmet Market
A step inside the door of the one-of-a-kind Vigilucci’s Gourmet Market in Carlsbad Village offers you 5 ways to enjoy Italian style dining.

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* Photo of the Week
Polish National Cemetery at Monte Cassino

The final resting place for General Broni Wladyslaw Anders of the Polish Military. The Polish National Cemetery is located on Mount Cairo.

* Proverb
L’acqua fa male e il vino fa cantare.

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for stuffed calamari.

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