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Italian Lovers Celebrate Valentine's Day
February 2012 | Margie Longano Miklas
Valentine's Day is synonymous with love and Italians traditionally have been considered to be lovers. Known in Italy as "La Festa Degli Innamorati," Valentine's Day is celebrated only between lovers and sweethearts. Young sweethearts in Italy...
Natale a la casa nostra (Christmas at our house)
December 2011 | Domenico Graziano
It all started slowly, and then innocently, and developed further as the years went by: we became Americanized. There was the Night Before Christmas and Scrooge, Santa Claus, the Snowman, and Dreamin' of A White Christmas. And Macy's, and The...
A Christmas Story
December 2011 | Anthony Grano
A blending of fact and fiction by Anthony Grano
In a small hill town in southern Italy, a young man prepares to leave his home, his family and his country. The past two years have not been good for the family and Papa has decided to send his...
San Diego, California
November 2011 | La Gazzetta Italiana
All'inizio del 1900 tanti emigrant entrati in America attraverso Ellis Island decisero di continuare verso la California sistemandosi prima a San Francisco e dopo il terremoto del 1906 rilocandosi a San Diego. Trovarono che essedo situata davanti...
The Top Ten Little Italys in the World
October 2011 | Francesco Salvatore Cagnazzo - Nexta
New York, San Diego and Cleveland are just three of the top ten cities that have the most beautiful Little Italy's in the world, attracting people who love and share our passion for the Italian culture and traditions. One can find a Little Italy in...
Italian Wedding Traditions, Yesterday and Today
February 2011 | Margie Longano Miklas
Gli Italiani seguono molto le loro tradizioni ed il matrimonio ad esempio è un'evento che ha molte tradizioni, però certe antiche tradizioni del 1900 non si seguono più. Ad esempio, in Toscana la sposa indossava un'abito nero...
The Della Robbia Christmas Wreath
December 2010 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Arte, tradizione e storia hanno molto a che fare col Natale. In questo aricolo troviamo informazioni molto interessanti sulla storia e sull'introduzione del natale qui negli USA. Non solo, il Natale eâ reso ancor piuâ magico dalle...
The First Christmas
December 2010 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Scroll down for article in Italian
The birth of Jesus, the Nazarene, happened in the most ordinary manner -- but it had such extraordinary repercussions for all of us on Earth. One simple moment in a manger, in the midst of poverty and hay, that...
Little Italy - Italian Immigrants Influence America - Part 2
September 2010 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Part 2 of 2
Last month we published part one of Little Italy: Italian immigrants influence America, which listed some of the Little Italy neighborhoods throughout America. Below is Part II. While the list is not inclusive, it provides a brief look...
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