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Italy’s regional cultural diversity means that the country’s traditions, food and, indeed, way of speaking are manifold. Such variety also influences its Christmas traditions, with each region celebrating the festive season with unique customs and, indeed, expressions and words. This linguistic variety stems from Italy’s complex history of regional...

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Tuesday night, the Consulate of Italy in Detroit hosted a momentous Italian Space Day event, marking the 60th anniversary of Italy’s entry into space with the historic launch of San Marco 1 in 1964. Italy’s groundbreaking achievement positioned it as the third nation, after the United States and the Soviet Union, to launch an artificial satellite i...

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Italian leisure airline Neos Air will fly nonstop service between New York JFK and the southeastern Italy city of Bari. The weekly summer seasonal flight will operate weekly between June 3 and Oct. 15. It will be the first transatlantic service from Bari and the third Neos route to the U.S., joining flights to JFK from Milan and Palermo. Neos will...

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The Casa Italia Library/ Italian Cultural Center (Chicago) announces the release of Italian Women in Chicago, Volume II, Siamo arrivate (We have arrived). This anthology is a collection of stories, spotlights, poetry, and much more. You can order Italian Women in Chicago vol ii from Casa Italia here. Focusing on “Saving Our Stories,” “Pop Culture,”...

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The Jubilee, or Holy Year, is a deeply significant event in the Catholic Church, celebrated approximately every 25 years. In 2025, Italy will once again host millions of pilgrims from around the globe for this extraordinary spiritual occasion. Rooted in the ancient tradition of pilgrimage and renewal, the Jubilee offers believers an opportunity to...

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From time to time, Frank Tropiano will drive past the tiny structure he called home after he and his parents, three sisters and his grandparents arrived in this country in 1966, a structure that was attached to the rear of the house on 7311 Susquehanna St. in Homewood, PA. "Our address was literally 7311 Susquehanna Rear," he explained. The humble...

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The pilgrimage town of Assisi in Italy's central Umbria region lights up at Christmas to mark the 800th anniversary of St Francis's best-known text, the Canticle of the Creatures. Assisi celebrates the milestone anniversary by illuminating the façades of its monuments and streets as part of the Natale ad Assisi programme, with hundreds of events in...

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The Italian National Tourist Board – or ENIT (Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo) – has announced a raft of new reasons to visit the country during 2025 – from cultural, gastronomical and sporting attractions to new hotel openings. Italy is set to captivate the international travel market in 2025 with an exciting array of new openings, cultural...

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New England is a melting pot, perhaps even more diverse than most of the country, with much diversity, as people settled here for the four seasons and the beautiful scenery. With the emergence of organic foods, and the need to provide non-processed foods to our educated populations, this is how to find fresh Italian foods within the state of New Ha...

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Recently, I stumbled upon an interesting article online about the wisdom of Italian proverbs. Needless to say, the ones from Naples stood out as particularly colorful and direct, just like the city itself and just like its people. Their blend of wisdom, irony, and practicality is as charming as it is unique and definitely worth a closer look!  To b...

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Chris Cuomo, the brother of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has just signed a multi-year deal to stay on as host of his evening program on NewsNation. Cuomo, who was formerly a correspondent with CNN and ABC News, joined NewsNation’s Nexstar Group in 2022; on Monday it was announced that his contract has been renewed and that he will continu...

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Italy’s wine renaissance has become undeniable in recent years. It is not only one of the world’s leading wine producers, it’s also a popular destination for wine tourism enthusiasts who come from all over the globe to immerse themselves in the history, traditions, and unique flavours that only the Bel Paese can offer. This wine renaissance is not...

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