Easter Day: how do Italians celebrate this Christian feast?
April 10, 2009
In a few days, next Sunday, April the 12th, most Christians will celebrate Easter day, a very important religious feast in which the death and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Unlike Christmas Day, which is kept on December the 25th in most of the world, Easter day is not celebrated by all Christians on April the 12th, but this date changes according to the different countries and branches of Christianity.
However, whenever your Easter Day is, we wish you all a joyful and peaceful day, full of harmony and wonderful surprises.
Sanremo Music Festival: the renowned showcase of traditional Italian song
February 21, 2009
“Sanremo is always Sanremo”: the famous slogan from the advertising of this important Italian event, perfectly summarizes what the Sanremo festival means to Italians. It’s a piece of Italian tradition, an important stage of Italian history, an event which not only helps spread the Italian song all around the world but that speaks of Italy, of Italian passions and customs. Sanremo week is a set date for Italians
Carnival
February 16, 2009
At the moment Italy and many other European countries are celebrating the Carnival season. This is a very old, popular tradition celebrated by dressing up in costumes and masks. It’s celebrated every year before the beginning of Lent (Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter in the Christian calendar when people do penance or fast to remember the 40 days spent by Jesus in the desert), and usually it occurs between the end of January and middle of February. The most important days are on “Fat Thursday” and “Fat Tuesday”, but every town has its own traditions and in many places there are also celebrations on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The distinctive element is that in this period all jokes are permitted and you have to dress up in costume.
Epiphany: the traditional Italian feast on the last day of Christmas
January 5, 2009Unlike many other countries around the world, Christmas time here in Italy isn’t over yet. The last celebration that brings this long and very joyful Christmas period to an end is Epiphany, celebrated on January the 6th. Up until this date Italian factories are closed and the Gleni staff is still on holiday too. But…
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