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Bell tower of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
L'Epifania tutte le feste si porta via
"L’Epifania tutte le feste si porta via", this is an Italian proverb which means that past the Epiphany, all the festivals and celebrations are over, and you start the life of every day. I always thought that those who love Rome have to visit it under the Christmas period. In fact, in this period the city is magical, the only problem that affects the feel is that it doesn't snow.
Perhaps you have wondered how the Italians spend the Christmas holidays, well all begins on 8 December, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in addition to various religious ceremonies is custom to put the Christmas decorations in the streets and houses (although, unfortunately, many start earlier to decorate).
Then we arrive at 24 December, the day of Christmas Eve. An Italian proverb says "Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi", which means Christmas is spend with family and Easter is spend with friends; so, we spend Christmas Eve and Christmas with the family. During the Christmas Eve there is the famous "cenone" (big dinner), according to tradition it's forbidden to eat meat, so we eat only seafood. After the dinner we exchange gifts, and at midnight, who wants it, go to Church. Some families exchange gifts the next morning, at Christmas; in my family we have always exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve. A curiosity on this day is that it's always transmitted in the evening the film "Una Poltrona per Due” (Trading Places), in fact many consider this as a Christmas tradition! On Christmas morning the children receive other gifts brought by Babbo Natale during the night (Babbo Natale is the Italian name of Santa Claus); we spend the day with family and eat a lot, practically the luncheon lasts several hours in which we eat, we chat and we being together. Those who love to eat and those who love Italian cuisine should try to spend Christmas with an Italian family, especially in these days you eat a lot of really good stuff! During the afternoon usually play cards (Briscola, Scopa, Scala 40, Sette e Mezzo, etc.) and Tombola (similar to Bingo), this is your chance to win some money, because in these games we play for money.
The same thing happens the next day, 26 December, St. Stephen's Day.
On 31 December, we celebrate the end of the year, I don't think there are many differences with many other nations: we are together with friends or family, and we waiting for the midnight to toast, and see and do fireworks.
Finally, on 6 January we celebrate the Epiphany. The Epiphany is a feast that marks the arrival of the three Magi following the star of Bethlehem, arriving at the place of Jesus' birth In Italy, in fact, the significance of this festival is a bit lost, nowadays the Epiphany is more seen as the feast of the Befana. The Befana is an old woman, looks like a witch but it's good, and fly using a broom through every house and bringing sweets to good children, in fact, on the evening of December 5, children leave a sock empty in the house and the next morning they found in it sweets and candies if they have been good, instead if they have been bad they find in it coal.
In Italy there is also the custom of making a crib in home, usually prepares the 8 December creating the scenario and positioning of the characters, except that baby Jesus is added on 25 December. Finally, the three Magi are added on 6 January.
As mentioned earlier, the Epiphany takes away all the festivities, so, with Epiphany, end up all the feast days. In fact, 7 December is the anniversary of the birth of the Italian flag (this year has made 216 years ago), but it's an institutional feast, so there isn't a real feast.
Of course this is a brief summary of how work the Christmas holidays in Italy, each village has its own traditions and ways of celebrating, in Rome there also held many events that I have not listed.
Anyway, I hope you spent a enjoyable holiday and I recommend you go to Rome, or in general in Italy, to spend a different kind of Christmas!
Piazza Navona at Christmas time
Piazza Navona at Christmas time
Urbs Aeterna (Eternal City)
Rome has some nicknames, one of which is…:
Urbs Aeterna (Eternal City) The term "Urbs Aeterna" was used for the first time by the Emperor Hadrian, he, in a philosophical reflection, said that touring to the Empire he had visited many cities that had once been great, and who were now in ruins and these no longer meant anything to the human race, so the Emperor Hadrian had set out to avoid this fate for Rome: each new city would be born in the image of Rome, taking up the style, the laws and the thought, like a plant that spreads its seeds, Rome will live forever and will be an eternal city. Rome, the eternal city, however, now takes also on a different meanings: first of all has traces of almost all periods of history, from Roman times up to fascism, so walking through Rome you can find yourself catapulted into another historical era only by turning the corner; the second reason is that Rome has always risen from its ashes, in fact in Rome there is a priceless archaeological heritage, many neighborhoods are located above the old ruins, the city has been rebuilt several times and it's always reborn; and the third reason is linked to the presence of the Vatican, in fact, as the capital of the Christian Catholic religion is eternal because it's the place where you express the presence of God.
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Basilica di San Pietro, Saint Peter's Basilica
Urbs / Urbe
Rome has some nicknames, one of which is...:
Urbs / Urbe This is a nickname used since ancient time. Urbe is the Italian term that stands for the Latin word "urbs". Urbs means city, so it's easy to understand why it's used to refer to Rome: the city par excellence for the ancient Romans, considering the fact that Rome in the heyday had more than one million inhabitants, an impressive figure for that time, it was a real metropolis (the Roman Empire was about 60 million people during its heyday). But urbs in general is synonymous with polis, the greek word to indicate the city-state, so we can guess that with Rome who ruled with his empire, there could be no other city-state in its area of influence. In short, Urbs refers to the status and power of Rome, is how to recognize greatness, both physical and political.
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All Saints' Day & All Souls' Day
These are days of celebration in Italy, the businesses are closed and some have the opportunity to do a little holiday.
Yesterday, November 1st, was All Saints' Day, instead today is All Souls' Day.
In these days, in Rome, were held many religious ceremonies, today many Romans have gone to the cemeteries to pay homage to their loved ones, while others have already been there the last few days or they will be there in the next few days.
Even you readers, don't forget those who have gone before us in this life.
500th anniversary of the inauguration of the Sistine Chapel
Today, 2012 October 31, is the 500th anniversary of the inauguration of the Sistine Chapel! Michelangelo frescoed an area of more than 1000 m² in just four years, from 1508 to 1512, and then, on 1512 October 31, Pope Julius II Inaugurated the Sistine Chapel, from that day is here which takes place the Conclave, the cardinals meeting where they elect the new Pope. Today, 500 years have passed since That Day, and the Sistine Chapel is still there, visited by more than 5 million visitors each year, about 20,000 per day.
Happy Birthday Sistine Chapel!
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Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope