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Halloween, an annual celebration widely associated with American traditions, is making its mark in Italy with increasing popularity each year. While not traditionally Italian, this spooky holiday has found its way into the hearts of many, especially younger generations and cities known for their vibrant cultural scenes. From eerie events in medieva...

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Italy, a country deeply rooted in family and religious traditions, has recently witnessed a significant shift in its cultural landscape. Halloween, once foreign to local shores, has gradually weaved into the hearts and traditions of new generations. As November 1st marks the so-called ‘Ponte dei morti,’ a bank holiday honoring the deceased, Italian...

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It’s only a little less than a week until Halloween, and I thought I could bring you all along on a journey through scary legends and monstrous folklore creatures hailing from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. As you might know, many of the countries in continental Europe don’t have their own Halloween tradition— or at least, not in the way the...

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Halloween is not yet celebrated in Italy the way that it is in North America, but the holiday is absolutely starting to catch on. You can find spooky decorations, Halloween-themed cookies, and even some events geared towards children. However other traditions like bobbing for apples and even trick or treating are much less common. Halloween in Ital...

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Macabre as much as fascinated places. There are more than six thousand ghost towns in Italy. If you are thinking to spend your Halloween in Italy, here you are, some phantasmagoric ghost towns.  Welcome to the Ghost Towns of Italy! There are many reasons which let become abandoned towns: it may be for human needs or natural causes. Today, the Itali...

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November is inaugurated by two important religious feasts in Italy: All Saints Day and All Souls Day, on November 1st and 2nd, respectively. These are very important days in the Catholic tradition and their roots can be found deep in its past. La Festa di Ognissanti, or the All Saints Feast, is a religious event celebrated on November 1st. This fea...

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How do you say “Trick or Treat” in Italian? It’s “Dolcetto o Scherzetto”. Actually, now that I think about it, it looks like Italians have inverted the sequence of words, because Dolcetto (Treat) comes before Scherzetto (Trick). Halloween is a holiday that is gaining popularity in Italy, but for us the Carnevale (usually in February or March) is st...

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