{"id":521,"date":"2015-08-01T20:57:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/?p=521"},"modified":"2023-05-04T19:47:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:47:19","slug":"10-italian-cultural-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/10-italian-cultural-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Italian Cultural Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italian culture goes back to ancient world and has influenced art, fashion, and cuisine all over the world. Read more to find out Top 10 Italian Cultural Notes<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);background-color:#fff;border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{color:#ff5757;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-table-of-contents-title{color:#ff5757;font-size:26px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-weight:inherit;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_9ca1d1-4e .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before{background-color:#fff;}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c3214f-cf .kt-block-spacer{height:55px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c3214f-cf .kt-divider{border-top-width:8px;border-top-color:#ff5757;width:50%;border-top-style:dotted;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_c3214f-cf\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_30a796-b4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_30a796-b4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_30a796-b4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_30a796-b4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_30a796-b4\">1 &#8211; The Italian Language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019italiano is the official language of Italy and one of the official languages of Switzerland. It is also spoken by many people in areas of France and Slovenia that lie near Italy. More than 60 million people speak Italian as their native language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like French and Spanish, it is a Romance language, one of the modern languages that developed from Latin.<br>Many words in other languages come from Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, English has borrowed the words balcony, carnival, costume, malaria, opera, piano, pilot, stucco, studio, umbrella, and volcano.<br>Many other English words, such as bankrupt, gazette, and infantry, came from French, but their roots were Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_774134-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_774134-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_774134-5b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_774134-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_774134-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_774134-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_774134-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_774134-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_774134-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_774134-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_774134-5b\">2 &#8211; Polite Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pronoun form <em>Lei<\/em>, you, is part of a system of polite Italian speech.<br>You must use polite forms to address people with whom you are not on a first-name basis, such as strangers and those who have social authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These forms convey respect, courtesy, and formality, and you must use them to avoid being considered rude.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_7a12e0-1f{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#fff;background:#ff6767;border-color:#ff5757;border-style:solid;box-shadow:1px 1px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ff5757;border-color:#ff5757;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_7a12e0-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#fff;box-shadow:inset 2px 2px 3px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_7a12e0-1f\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/how-to-use-italian-formal-lei-or-informal-tu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-width:1px\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Learn More<\/span><div style=\"display:inline-flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-btn-svg-icon kt-btn-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-btn-side-right\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"><\/polyline><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><\/svg><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e8d417-af\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e8d417-af\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e8d417-af\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_e8d417-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e8d417-af\">3 &#8211; Greeting Someone in Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When greeting strangers in Italy, shaking hands is all that is really required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when greeting a friend that you haven\u2019t seen for a while, it is normal to give a kiss on both cheeks, barely making contact, while patting him or her on a shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_fa1c33-82\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_fa1c33-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_fa1c33-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_fa1c33-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_fa1c33-82\">4 &#8211; Polite vs. Familiar Speech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The pronoun form <em>tu<\/em> \/ you are part of a system of familiar speech. Familiar forms are used to address family members, friends, children, and anyone with whom you are on a first-name basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The corresponding polite form is <em>Lei<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Differences between polite and familiar speech characterize everyday communication and must be maintained so as to avoid being considered impolite or unsociable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_934ef5-09\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_934ef5-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_934ef5-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_934ef5-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_934ef5-09\">5 &#8211; Hellos and Good-byes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a summary of greeting protocols in Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_89288a-2c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_89288a-2c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_89288a-2c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_89288a-2c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_89288a-2c\"><strong><em>Hellos:<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong><em>Buongiorno<\/em> <\/strong>is used to greet someone formally or simply to say Good morning to anyone in general. It is also used to say good day during the morning hours. &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em><strong>Buon pomeriggio<\/strong><\/em> is used to greet anyone in general in the early afternoon. It means Good afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em><strong>Buonasera<\/strong> <\/em>is used to greet someone formally in the late afternoon and in the evening. It means Good evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em><strong>Ciao<\/strong> <\/em>is used to greet someone informally at any time of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_697a76-e5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_697a76-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_697a76-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_697a76-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_697a76-e5\">Good-byes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The same expressions are used to say goodbye at the same times of the day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Buongiorno<\/strong> <\/em>in the morning,<em><strong> Buon pomeriggio<\/strong><\/em> in the afternoon, <em><strong>Buonasera<\/strong> <\/em>in the evening, and <em><strong>Ciao<\/strong> <\/em>in any time of the day (in informal speech situations).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em><strong>Arrivederci<\/strong> <\/em>is a formal equivalent for Good-bye; it too can be used at any time of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em><strong>ArrivederLa<\/strong><\/em> is another more formal equivalent for Good-bye; it can be used at any time of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that buongiorno and buonasera can also be written as two separate words: buon giorno and buona sera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_686331-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_686331-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_686331-24\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_686331-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_686331-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_686331-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_686331-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_686331-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_686331-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_686331-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_686331-24\">6 &#8211; Transportation in Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As elsewhere, cars are the main means of transportation in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buses and subway systems in large cities such as Rome and Milan are also used commonly to get around within cities and from town to town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trains and aeroplanes are used to travel long distances. Train travel is still very popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7- Italian Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 24-hour clock is used more commonly in Italy than it is in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus 5 P.M. is usually rendered nowadays as &#8220;le diciassette&#8221; rather than as &#8220;le cinque del pomeriggio&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is especially true in the case of media and official \u201ctime situations\u201d (travel schedules, school timetables, etc.). You will simply have to get used to this method of telling time when you are in Italy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2b0650-1b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2b0650-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2b0650-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_2b0650-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2b0650-1b\">8 &#8211; The People and Regions of Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of Italy\u2019s people live in urban areas. Italy\u2019s largest cities, in order of population, are Rome (Roma), Milan (Milano), and Naples (Napoli).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each has more than a million people. Many of the country\u2019s cities are surrounded by large metropolitan areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most densely populated areas of the country are the industrialized regions of Lombardy (la Lombardia) and Liguria (la Liguria) in the northwest and the region of Campania (la Campania) in the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The areas with the lowest population density are the mountains of both the north and south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 98 per cent of Italy\u2019s people are ethnic Italians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only sizable ethnic minorities are Germans who live in the Trentino-Alto Adige (il Trentino Alto Adige) region, which borders Austria, and Slovenes who inhabit the Trieste area, along the border of Italy and Slovenia. A number of ethnic French people live in the Valle d\u2019Aosta (la Valle d\u2019Aosta) region, near Italy\u2019s border with France and Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?resize=160%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"italy\" class=\"wp-image-12471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?resize=160%2C200&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?resize=1638%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Italian_provinces_no_regions.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Click to open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_bc6a9c-d9\">9 &#8211; Italian Holidays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The main Italian holidays are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>il Natale<\/em><\/strong> Christmas (25 dicembre) <meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u27a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/real-italian-christmas-traditions\/\">Top 6 Italian Christmas Traditions<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>il<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/buon-capodanno\/\">Capodanno<\/a><\/em><\/strong> New Year\u2019s (1 gennaio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasqua\"><strong>la<\/strong><em><strong> Pasqua<\/strong><\/em> (Easter<\/a>) (varies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>il<\/strong><em><strong> Ferragosto<\/strong><\/em> (the Assumption) (15 agosto).\u27a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easitalian.com\/blog\/what-is-ferragosto-in-italy-and-how-is-celebrated\/\">What is FERRAGOSTO in Italy and how is celebrated<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Italy, most homes and churches have a &#8220;presepio&#8221; (Nativity scene). On Christmas Eve, the family prays while the mother places a figure of the Bambino (Christ child) in the manger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Italians serve eels for dinner on Christmas Eve. They also bake a Christmas bread called panettone, which contains raisins and candied fruit. Italian children receive gifts from &#8220;la Befana&#8221;, a kindly old lady, on the eve of Epiphany, January 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easter is preceded by &#8220;Carnevale&#8221; throughout Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most carnivals today are small and are held in towns and small cities, setting up their attractions in streets and parking lots. The Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a famous American carnival of this type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_cf2b7c-a1\">10 &#8211; Italian Housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that the word &#8220;<em><strong>casa<\/strong>&#8221; <\/em>in Italian means both house and home. 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