The holiday season in Italy

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Priscilla ViP

Member since 30 May 2013

PriscillaViP09 December 2016 04:00:33

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Hello everyone,

Are you about to celebrate the holiday season in Italy? In many countries and cultures, the festive season is the time for happiness and reunions/gatherings. Is it so in Italy? How do Italians celebrate this very special time of the year?

What about you? Will you spend the holiday season in your host country or in your home country? Will there be expat reunions/celebrations/parties in your region/town/area?

Thank you in advance for sharing!

Priscilla

GuidoBisogno Active member

Member since 28 November 2012

GuidoBisognoActive member11 December 2016 18:08:05

Going to find out next Thursday....

stef7sa Active member

Member since 30 September 2010

stef7saActive member20 December 2016 07:27:28

Hi Priscilla

We will stay at our B&B Villa I Due Padroni as we have family guests this year to enjoy the last days of 2016 together with us! One of the traditional events here is the very old custom of the or "L脗 SEN脗 DI S脠T S脡N" in Pavese dialect: a seven course meal on the evening before Christmas. And then on Christmas day of course the big meal, which is a lunch instead of a dinner as we were used to at home. Why a lunch, you may wonder? Probably because it is so extensive that you need time to digest before going to sleep ;-) On New Years Eve there is a dinner however (as you stay up till late after 12 anyway). The traditional here is cooked sausage cotechino and lentils. And o yes, people give eachother red underwear as a present, believe it or not ...

Ciao
Stef

GuidoBisogno Active member

Member since 28 November 2012

GuidoBisognoActive member22 December 2016 07:36:05

Having a fabulous holiday here. So far Roma then Sorrento and underground Napoli now Venezia.聽聽Off to see family in Piemonte聽 where they have snow.聽聽White Natale!

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