Talking Italian

Author: sean

  • Graffiti

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    The header area of my Web site features an image based on the photograph below which was taken in Grappa in Northern Italy.   You can see some graffiti in the background.   The word: graffiti comes from the Italian language. “Graffiti” is actually the plural of the word: graffito which is the Italian word…

  • Bolzano del Grappa

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    One of the images in the header of my Web site shows me sitting on some steps in the old town of Bolzano del Grappa in the north of Italy.     Bassano del Grappa is a beautiful medieval town located in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region in northern Italy northwest of…

  • Altar of the Fatherland

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    The header area of my Web site features an image of perhaps the most famous monument in Rome, if not Italy, which is the “Altar of the Fatherland”, or in Italian: Altare della Patria     This building is also known as the “National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II”, or in Italian: Monumento Nazionale a…

  • Halloween in Italy

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    31st October Whether you view Halloween as a significant religious date or an annoying commercial import from America, the 31st October has long been significant in many cultures across time and geography   Halloween is also known as:   Allhalloween All Hallows’ Eve All Saints’ Eve It is believed that the Celtic origins of Halloween…

  • Robert De Niro…Talking Italian

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    Welcome to Talking Italian!     Back in 1984 the song Robert De Niro’s Waiting written and recorded by the British girl group Banarama reached number three in the UK singles charts.   The chorus has these lines:   Robert De Niro’s waiting Talking Italian   and whilst a literal translation doesn’t scan to the…