Category: Italian Culture
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Graffiti
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…
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Bolzano del Grappa
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…
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Altar of the Fatherland
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…
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Halloween in Italy
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…
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The Italian Flag
The Italian Flag The flag of Italy, or in Italian: bandiera d’Italia is a three-coloured or tri-colour flag that is often referred to in Italy as: il Tricolore The flag features three equally-sized vertical stripes of green, white and red and the green strip is always placed nearest to the flagpole. Origins of the…
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Forza Ferrari!
One of the interesting things about all languages is that we encounter words in one language that have no direct translation in another language. Often these are seated quite deeply in the culture of a nation. One example of this for the Italian language is the word: Forza A literal translation of this would…