As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians.
Well my son was born on halloween!.. my ex prayed he wasn't born on Halloween... but guess what... he was:)
He never ended up having a birthday party actually on his birthday, but that was OK.. he wanted to be going out with his friends scrounging for candy But at 9:45 am he made me the luckiest guy in the world!
harleynut97 wrote: 29 Oct 2019, 04:09
Well my son was born on halloween!.. my ex prayed he wasn't born on Halloween... but guess what... he was:)
He never ended up having a birthday party actually on his birthday, but that was OK.. he wanted to be going out with his friends scrounging for candy But at 9:45 am he made me the luckiest guy in the world!
Amanda,
Italy does not have a tradition for Halloween.
I'd say it's been rising in the last 10-15 years, but a lot of people say it should be discarded, as it's not our own, but something imported from the USA for commercial purposes.
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PippoM wrote: 30 Oct 2019, 09:34
Amanda,
Italy does not have a tradition for Halloween.
I'd say it's been rising in the last 10-15 years, but a lot of people say it should be discarded, as it's not our own, but something imported from the USA for commercial purposes.
Oh wow I didn't know that!! My husband's family celebrates Dia De Los Muertos, so we have traditions from his side mixed in with the traditional American Halloween. It's such a fun holiday, I love seeing the little kids dressed up and handing out candy/treats. My grandmother passed away on Halloween so I use this as a time to celebrate and remember her
Italians have not invented coffee, yet the passion they have for it makes the rest of world believe they discovered it. Around the end of the sixteen century, it was Venice where coffee was first introduced. Thanks to its trade relationship with the Eastern countries. Initially, coffee was considere...