One sure sign of summer having arrived is the beginning of Italian Festival Season. Italians across the United States can usually find a cultural celebration taking place within hours if not minutes from wherever they may live. The 2013 National Italian American Foundation calendar has identified festivals that will take place throughout the year in 37 of the 50 states. Some states such as New York, California, Florida, Massachusetts and New Jersey have over a dozen each. Ohio, specifically the area of the Western Reserve, is blessed with a very active summer schedule of festivities celebrating the honorable and enduring traditions that are part and parcel of Italians and Italian-Americans who have settled in this historic region.

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