Celebrating Ferragosto The Italian holiday of Ferragosto, dates back to Roman times and has been celebrated in Italy for over 2,000 years. Originally it was celebrated on August 1st and it was the festival of emperor Augustus. He made it a day Continue reading →
Christmas Time in Southern Italy When I was growing up in Italy the Christmas Holidays started on December 8 and went on until Jan 6 the Epiphany. On Christmas Eve we would have a traditional fish dinner but it did not consist of 7 fish Continue reading →