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Italian Proverbs About Spring: Idioms and Expressions

Italian Proverbs About Spring: Idioms and Expressions

Spring—la primavera—is a particularly evocative season. Nature is back to life (at least in the Northern...
How Italians Celebrates San Giuseppe (Festa del Papà): Traditions, Food, and Customs

How Italians Celebrates San Giuseppe (Festa del Papà): Traditions, Food, and Customs

March 19 is St. Joseph’s Day—San Giuseppe, in Italian—and, in Italy as well as in many traditionally Catholic...
How Italy Observes the Lunar New Year: Traditions and Celebrations

How Italy Observes the Lunar New Year: Traditions and Celebrations

Lunar New Year (il Capodanno lunare) refers generically to the beginning of a new year based on lunisolar calendars. It...
How to Host an Italian-Inspired Winter Food Party: Recipes and Tips

How to Host an Italian-Inspired Winter Food Party: Recipes and Tips

Planning to host a winter dinner party with an Italian twist? Search no more—here are some ideas to inspire you, from...
Winter Festivals and Events in Italy

Winter Festivals and Events in Italy

Winter in Italy is full of events: from Christmas markets, winter sports, and cultural celebrations, there is something...
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The Cultural Essence and Educational Power of Idiomatic Expressions

By Elvira G. Di Fabio, Ph.D.   As the authors of "Parliamo Italiano!", Suzanne Branciforte and I firmly...
Exploring Space and Astronomy During World Space Week: Space Vocab in Italian

Exploring Space and Astronomy During World Space Week: Space Vocab in Italian

World Space Week (WSW) is “an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the...
Halloween in Italy, Now and Then

Halloween in Italy, Now and Then

In Italy, in the last few decades, Halloween has gone from something only seen in movies and TV series from the US or...
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day: Italian Classroom Activities and Discussions

Celebrating Women’s Equality Day: Italian Classroom Activities and Discussions

In Italy, there is no Women’s Equality Day (Giornata dell’uguaglianza delle donne). Italians...
Creative Uses of Summer Travel Experiences in Classroom Learning

Creative Uses of Summer Travel Experiences in Classroom Learning

Summer travel experiences can be powerful tools for engaging geography, history, and cultural studies lessons. Seeing...