10 Old Venetian Proverbs about Food, Drink and Family
- 03.09.10
- All about Venice, Events in Veneto, Travel, All about Venice, aphorism, Carnival, coffee, drink, europe, Events in Veneto, family, FOOD, italian, iTALY, proverb, Travel, wine
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10 Old Venetian Proverbs about Food, Drink and Family
Yesterday at the library in Oriago, my home town, I came across a very interesting book about old Venetian proverbs, many of which I remember from when I was young and many I did not know.
The book is called Proverbi Veneti Commentati by Mario Massari and is [...]
Valentine’s Day: The origins
- 01.17.10
- Travel, 14 Febbraio, 14th February, All about Venice, amore, Carnival, gifts, love, lovers, Romans, roses, San Valentino, Terni, Umbria, Valentine's day
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San Valentino: Origins of Valentine’s day
The Origins
Starting from 4th century BC the Romans had the tradition of celebrating the god Lupercus with a ritual which was repeated every year: all those who believed in the god had to put their name inside an urn. The names of the men and the women would [...]
Venice Carnival: bring back the old days!
- 01.12.10
- All about Venice, Events in Veneto, Travel, All about Venice, calle, calli, campo, Carnevale, Carnival, costume, Custom, frittelle, galani, maschera, mask, San marco, Shrove Tuesday, venetian, venezia
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Ah, here it is again, like every winter, the eternal question: shall I dress up or not for the Venice Carnival?
Today a collegue and twitter friend @casinadirosa ( www.casinadirosa.it ) asked me if I had anything written down on the Venice Carnival. As I said no, that I didn’t and that I had to [...]
