by James Pasto

"Ravioli, meatballs and sausage, holy smoke.
Carnevale, scunzalata and Grampa's donkey joke.
Oh, we eat a lot and we laugh a lot and do everything that we can,
A credit to old Carnevale is Grampa Vaudo's clan".

The above refrain is recited every year as part the pre-Lenten celebratory meal of the multi-generational Vaudo clan. The tradition began over 100 years ago in Gaeta, Italy, and continues to this day, hosted by Tom and Rita Damigella.

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Fonte: Bostoniano