History & culture
A Special Christmas Found in War-Torn Italy
December 2013 | Raimondo P. Bernacchi
My most treasured memory dates back to December, 1946. It was this Christmas season that I met my grandparents for the first time.
At the time, I was serving in the U.S. Navy and was aboard a ship in the Northern Adriatic, as part of the Allied...
Leopardi, Italy's timeless poet
April 2013 | Mary Therese Burns De Francesco
Long recognized as Italy's greatest poet of the Romantic age, Giacomo Leopardi (Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi,1798-1837) has never ceased to inspire generations of readers with his classically written stanzas. His...
Expanding Italy's Reach
April 2013 | Senatore Renato Turano
On January 22, I had the honor of participating in the 70th anniversary commemoration of the allied forces' landing on the shores of Lazio. Standing in the middle of the military cemetery in Nettuno, I felt a strong stir of emotions, reminded of...
Cleveland International Film Festival
March 2013 | La Gazzetta Italiana
For the past 36 years, the CIFF has been the premier film event in Ohio. Today the CIFF presents more than 170 feature films and over 160 short subject films from at least 60 countries.
Nearly 200 filmmakers and other special guests attend the...
Rare Italian masterpieces arrive in Cleveland
March 2013 | Gabriella Mileti
For the "Anno della Cultura Italiana" the Cleveland Museum of Art is doing some big things. Greater Clevelanders are so lucky to have such a prominent art museum filled with some of the world's most celebrated masterpieces. We don't have to...
Buffalo Italian parish to build museum
January 2013 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The City of Buffalo is moving forward with their Lake Erie waterfront developments and as they proceed, Monsignor Fred R. Voorhes of St. Anthony's Church wishes to recognize the Italian heritage and ancestors who built the foundations of the...
Italian Christmas Traditions
December 2012 | Michele Alonzo
For Italians, December 25th is without any doubt the most important day on the calendar. Christmas, a day that has mainly a religious meaning, began in Italy around 300 A.D., when Emperor Constantine, after adopting the new faith of Christianity,...
The Presepe Tradition of Naples, Italy
December 2012 | Margie Longano Miklas
Christmas in Naples, Italy is truly special particularly since Naples is most famous for its Nativity scenes or presepi. Presepe means crib or crèche and the one place in Naples that is a must-see especially at Christmastime is the famous...
The Italian Language and its Origins
November 2012 | Michele Alonzo
The Italian language derives mainly from "vulgar" Latin, which was the spoken language among commoners and less educated citizens of ancient Rome. The other form, classical Latin, was used in a literary and ecclesiastical scope. Many words...
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