Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Info on 2012 National Holiday Observances in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 7 JANUARY 2012)

Here are the 2012 National Holiday Observances in Italy:
  1. January/gennaio
    • 1 - New Years Day (Capodanno)
    • 6 - Epiphany (Epifania)
  2. February/febbraio
    • None
  3. March/marzo
    • 17 - 151th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (151° anniversario Unità d'Italia: 17 marzo 2011 festa nazionale)
  4. April/aprile
    • 2 - Feast of St. Mark (Local only: Venice only)
    • 8 - Easter (Buona Pasqua)
    • 9 - Easter Monday AKA Lunedì dell'Angelo AKA Pasquetta (Little Easter)
    • 25 - Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione)
  5. May/maggio
    • 1 - Labor Day (Festa dei Lavoratori)
  6. June/giugno
    • 2 - Founding of the Republic (Festa della Repubblica)
    • 24 - St. John the Baptist Day (Local only: Florence/Firenze; Genoa/Genova; Torino/Turin)
    • 29 - St. Peter and St. Paul's Day (Local only: Rome)
  7. July/luglio
    • 15 - St. Rosalia (Local only: Palermo)
  8. August/agosto
    • 15 - Assumption Day (Assunzione or Ferragosto)
  9. September/settembre
    • 19 - St. Gennaro's Day (Local only: Naples/Napoli)
  10. October/ottobre
    • 4 - St. Petronius (Local only: Bologna)
  11. November/novembre
    • 1 - All Saints Day (Ognissanti or Tutti i santi)
    • 3 - St. Giusto (Local only: Trieste)
  12. December/dicembre
    • 6 - St. Nichola (Local only: Bari)
    • 7 - St. Ambrogio's Day (Local only: Milan/Milano)
    • 8 - Immaculate Conception's day (Immacolata Concezione)
    • 25 - Christmas Day (Buon Natale)
    • 26 - St. Stephen's Day (Santo Stefano)
    • 31 - New Year's Eve [NOT a holiday]
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It's important for traveling to, from and within Italy to know the Italian national holiday observances. These holiday observances may affect your travel plans, visits to museums, Italian business or government offices, etc. National public transportation may be running on a limited schedule.

The above dates that are designated with the words, "Local only" means that only those cities are affected. However, these local holiday observances may affect your travel plans, visits to museums, Italian business or government offices, etc. Local public transportation may be running on a limited schedule.

That's it for Wednesday, 28 December 2011: mercoledì, 28 dicembre 2011.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian saying, author unknown.

"Felice Anno Nuovo!"
"Happy New Year!"

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 7 JANUARY 2012)

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Info about, for or on Italian gourmet foods in and from Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 DECEMBER 2011)

Here are some links about, for or on Italian gourmet food in and from Italy:

INFORMATIONEVENTS/EVENTI AND EXHIBITION
  • EVENTS/EVENTI
    • EATALY EVENTI – In Italian Only – Location: At various EATALY stores in Italy (Bologna, Genova, Milano, Torino, etc.) – Source: EATALY – "alti cibi"
  • EXHIBITION
    • Salone del Gusto – "Slow Food movement’s bi-annual Wine & Food festival" – Dates: 25 - 29 October 2012 – Location: Lingotto Fiere, Torino/Turin, Region: Piemonte (Piedmont); Province Torino (TO) – Source: as of this date - web site under construction and look at these related web sites for additional information: www.terramadre.org – In multiple languages, www.slowfood.it – In Italian Only and www.slowfood.com – In multiple languages
STORES (JUST A FEW OF MANY)
  • BRICK AND MORTAR
    • Claro's Italian Markets, Inc. – "food, family, + fun" – Locations: Locations + Hours – Source: web site – "Specializing in Imported and Domestic Fancy Italian Foods, Wines, and Delicatessen Products"
    • Corti Brothers – Location: Sacramento, California – Source: web site – "Fine Wine and Gourmet Foods Italian Grocery Store"
    • EATALY NY – Location: New York, New York – Source: web site – "We Sell What We Cook & We Cook What We Sell"
    • Italian Gourmet Market – "Fine Italian Food Delivered to your Door" – Location: "in Historic Wilmington, North Carolina" – Source: web site – "The Foods of Italy"
    • Venda Ravioli – ". . . an Italian food emporium located in the heart of Federal Hill, the "Little Italy" section of Providence, Rhode Island, where you will find everything you are looking for when it comes to gourmet pastas, fine Italian foods, olive oil, cheese, espresso, gift baskets, cookbooks, and so much more." – Location: DePasquale Plaza, Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island – Source: web site – "Rhode Island's Italian Grocery Store"
  • IN ITALY
  • ON-LINE
    • Alma Gourmet – Source: web site – "The Finest Italian Food Products Directly to Your Door!"
    • Authentic Italian Products – Source: gourmetfoodmall.com® – "Home of Gourmet Food, Specialty"
    • Claro's Italian Markets, Inc. – "food, family, + fun" – Source: web site – "Specializing in Imported and Domestic Fancy Italian Foods, Wines, and Delicatessen Products"
    • COMPRA ONLINE (BUY ONLINE) – In Italian Only – Source: EATALY – "alti cibi"
    • DITALIA – ". . . is a online retailer and wholesale distributor of imported and Italian inspired specialty foods. We invite you to shop online for your all your favorite Italian gourmet food." – Source: web site – "THIS IS YOUR GOURMET DESTINATION FOR EVERYTHING ITALIAN."
    • GourmetFoodExpress – Source: web site – "Your Italian Grocery Store Online"
    • Gusto d'Italia – "All Italian Gourmet Food" – Source: web site – ". . . finds for you the best of italian gastronomical food and wines. Our Italian specialities are authentic and natural. Gusto d'Italia ships internationally from France !"
    • I Love Mangio – Source: web site – "ITALIAN LUXURY FOOD" – In English, Italian
    • igourmet.com – Source: web site – "SPECIALTY CHEESES • FINE FOODS • EXQUISITE GIFTS"
    • Italia Gourmet – Source: web site – ". . . is a paradise for gastronomes who love cooking, and an online retail store for connoisseurs and gourmets who want great food products and ingredients"
    • ItalianFoodImports.com – Source: web site – "The Finest Italian Food Gift Baskets & Gourmet Groceries"
    • Italian Gourmet Food Pantry – "All the best gourmet and artisan foods from Italy. Everything we carry that is Italian. From artisan vinegars, to estate olive oils, and delicious Italian anchovies and tuna." – Source: Chefshop.com® – "eat simply! live well!"
    • Love Italy® – Source: web site – "Fine Italian Gourmet Food"
    • Region of origin: Italy – "GOURMET FOOD & TRAVEL: connecting the world to independent food & wine producers" – Source: gourmetKAZOO – "the culinary travel directory"
    • A Taste of Italy Foods – Source: web site – "The online gourmet food-store of A Taste of Italy.com" – "Gifts of Great Taste!"
    • Venda Ravioli – "Online grocery store" – "Product Categories" – Source: web site
  • RELATED
MISCELLANEOUS
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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That's it for Wednesday, 21 December 2011: mercoledì, 21 dicembre 2011

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian saying, author unknown.

"Vi auguro un Natale pieno di amore, pace e felicità e un felice Anno Nuovo"
"I wish you a Christmas filled with love, peace and happiness and a Happy New Year."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 DECEMBER 2011)

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Info about Italian Christmas music of or from Italy

Here are some links about Italian Christmas music of or from Italy :

INFORMATION
ITALIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC
VIDEOS
  • Source: YouTube – "Broadcast yourself™" – In multiple languages
    • Canto di Natale in dialetto siciliano (2010) – In Italian Only – "E lu me cori pi tia ni spinna, sienti la vò e fai la ninna. 1. A la notti di Natali Ca nascìu lu Bammineddu, ca nascìu ' nmenzu la paglia, tra lu vòi e l' asineddu! 2. San Giuseppi cci sunava e so Matri cci cantava: ' Fa' la ninna, fa la nanna, duormi figghiu di la mamma. 3. San Giuseppi tagliava e so matri u cuntimplava: 'Fa' la ninna, fa la nanna, duormi figghiu di la mamma'. 4. C'era un poviru cacciatori, unn'avia chi purtari, porta un liepru ed un cunigghiu ppi la Matri e ppi u figghiu. 5. C'era un poviru lignaiualu, unn' avia chi cci pur tari, porta un fasciu 'i ligna granni pp'asciucarici li panni. 6. C'era un poviru zammataru, unn'avia chi cci purtari, porta latti 'nta la scisca, cascavaddu e tuma frisca 7. C'era na povera lavannara, unn' avia chi cci purtari, cci purtau na manta granni, ppi cuprirci li carni. 8. C'era un poviru picuraru, unn'avia chi cci purtari, cci purtau n'agnidduzzu, ppi l'amuri d'u Signuruzzu. 9. Sun su buoni cumpatiti ri l'affettu riviviti, cumpatiti, Matri mia, picchi siemu a la campia. 10. E dda notti disiata ca'nasciu lu VerBu Eternu, ca' la visita so' sacrata rallegrau lu friddu'nvernu." – Uploaded by on Dec 23, 2010
    • Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey song – "Dominic the Italian Donkey song and video Dominick the Donkey is a well known Christmas song written by Ray Allen and Lou Monte and first sung by Lou Monte in 1960. For decades the song was only occasionally heard. Oldies 103.3 WODS of Boston, Massachusetts and WCBS-FM in New York are common stations that play the song around Christmas . It was perceived to be too novel for the softer music stations and too old or corny for CHR/Top 40 stations. But beginning in the early 1990's, more contemporary artists began to record Christmas music. As a result, younger skewing radio stations began to feature more Christmas music on their stations, even going wall to wall on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. While there were more Top 40 core artists doing Christmas music by 1992, the stations still needed to play older artists to supplement the newer Christmas music. A few stations found this song and began mixing it into their Christmas rotations. The song got very positive feedback and as a result, this song began to gain airplay in many formats. Many people assume it was a recent recording and do not realize this song has been around for over 40 years." – Uploaded by on Dec 6, 2007
    • ITALIAN CHRISTMAS TIME – "Italian Chirstmas Time An Italian Christmas song the Music Video by comedian Mike KC....All Material has been copyrighted Purchase the song at I Tunes, Amazon Mp3, Napster, Rhapsody" – Uploaded by on May 17, 2010
    • NENIA DI NATALE – In Italian Only – "Pastorale natalizia tradizionale, suonata per le vie del paese, durante la stagione estiva." – Uploaded by on Dec 18, 2007
    • Novena di Natale – In Italian Only – "...con gli zampognari" – Uploaded by on Jan 9, 2008
    • TU SCENDI DALLE STELLE ( italian christmas carol) – "I arranged this tune last christmas 2008 But It coud be good for this year,too. Some addictional video effects.The melody was composed by an italian religious ( Alfonso Maria de Liguori) around the 1700 century. If you'd like this arrangement I send you my free tab by e-mail. Contact me as you will. A quiet December to everyone. Let's stay with our heart in peace." – Uploaded by on Dec 1, 2009
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

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The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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That's it for Wednesday, 14 December 2011: mercoledì, 14 dicembre 2011

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian saying, author unknown.

"Buone feste!"
"Happy Holidays!"

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Info about Christmas (natale) in the region of Abruzzo, Italy

Here are some links about Christmas (natale) in the region of Abruzzo, Italy:

INFORMATION
DOLCI/DESSERTS/COOKIES/SWEETS
  • DESSERTS
    • Desserts – "Traditionally, desserts were made only on holidays, simply because sugar was hard to come by for most poor sheepherders and fishermen in Abruzzo. Therefore, even today, each holiday has its association with a particular type of dessert (the recipes vary from town to town but the general idea is more or less the same usually). Pastry shops now offer a variety of mouth-watering desserts filled with fruits, creams, and chocolate, so many families opt for these on a birthday or for a special treat. However, in every town, the mothers and grandmothers still crank out an abundance of almond cookies and traditional cakes for Carnival, Easter, and especially Christmas; cicciricchiata, bocconotti, taralli, parozzo, and celli ripieni are some typical Abruzzese desserts or Dolci di Abruzzo." – Source: ABRUZZO TODAY – "The Abruzzo Travel Information"
  • COOKIES
  • SWEETS
    • the big kicks AKA CHICK PEA AND CHOCOLATE DUMPLINGS – "the "cauciuni", Christmas sweets from Abruzzo" – January 26, 2010 · 9:16 pm – blogger: Letizia and Ruurd, "the family photographer" – Source: Alla Madonna del Piatto – "This is my blog about Italian family food. . ."
    • Fruttone – "" – Source: TBS – ""
    • Parrozzo (chocolate covered cake) – "This is a soft cake, preferably eaten in the winter so that the chocolate does not run." – Source: Found in the Italian Recipes section of Academia Barilla – In English, Italian
    • Pasticciotto – "" – Source: TBS – ""
  • LISTS
EVENTS/EVENTI
  • LISTS
    • :) natale. – Events: In Italian Only – "COSA | COME | DOVE | QUANDO" – Source: Abruzzo – "natura & passione" – "Welcome to Abruzzo! This portal is the foreign language version of the site www.abruzzoturismo.it - site promoting tourism in the Abruzzo Region, edited by the Company of Tourist Promotion Regional." – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
FOODS
MEALS/MENUS
  • MEALS (DINNER OR FEAST)
    • The Abruzzo Way – "Instead of warming his hands over a charcoal brazier, surrounded by family and food in a small village in Abruzzo, our Executive Chef, Dario D’Agostino is sharing his table with our readers in Australia. But, the sights, aromas and sounds of home are strong." – From the December 2010 issue – Story by Dario D’Agostino – Source: italianicious – "A CULTURAL LOVE AFFAIR"
    • Christmas Pleasure, Pain & Portare – by Sammy Dunham – Source: Life in Abruzzo – "Abruzzo Cherry-Picked; the Holiday & Lifestyle Guide to Italy's Rocky Heart"
  • MENUS
    • Christmas Eve Menus (La Vigilia di Natale) – by Roddy Newlands – Source: Life in Abruzzo – "Abruzzo Cherry-Picked; the Holiday & Lifestyle Guide to Italy's Rocky Heart"
MERCATINI DI NATALE/CHRISTMAS MARKETS
PRESEPI (CHRISTMAS CRIBS/LIVING NATIVITY/PRESEPI VIVANTI)
RECIPES
RELATED
STORIES
  • Your Stories – "Abruzzo Christmas Stories" – Source: Abruzzo2000.com – "your guide to Abruzzo" – In English, German, Italian, Spanish
TRADITIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
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The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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That's it for Wednesday, 7 December 2011: mercoledì, 7 dicembre 2011

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian saying, author unknown.

"La vita è come un albero di natale, c'è sempre qualcuno che rompe le palle."
"In December all things are sacred and precious."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

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