May 1 and Hawthorn Blossom
The opinion – by Andira Vitale
It was May 1 in 1891. Half of the Fourmies, where Maria Blondeau lived as a cotton worker, was in the textile industry.
The great works of art that celebrate May Day
by Maria Stella
Today, May 1st, we celebrate Labor and Workers’ Day. Many artists have denounced with their works the conditions in which workers lived in different eras.
House of the Stars: Teatro alla Scala
Like Venice’s Teatro la Fenice, the Teatro alla Scala was born of fire.
Sleep rejuvenates!
Prioritising sleep could make you feel younger. Research shows that people who get full sleep for one month feel six years younger.
Today is Ciao Bella!
Bella Ciao is associated with the Resistance and the partisans: the words of the text evoke freedom, the fight against dictatorships and opposition to extremism, and for this reason Bella ciao is considered the symbolic song of the Italian Resistance.
Festa Del Bòcolo In Venice: Legend And Tradition
The red rosebud is used to give to women on April 25, St. Mark’s Day. But why?
25 April: Liberation Day
We celebrate the end of the Fascist regime and the occupation of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, as well as the victory of the Italian Resistance movement of partisans who opposed the regime.
From a Stone Castle to a Forty-Day Republic: The Dual Story of a Mountain Village
From a Stone Castle to a Forty-Day Republic: The Dual Story of a Mountain Village by Maria Stella A summer morning in the Apennines… The mist has not yet…
April 25th and poppies
by Andira Vitale
The resolute red poppies of liberated Italy. In Italy, the poppy is revered as the emblem of the Resistance and of April 25th. It is a tenacious flower, able to thrive even in unwelcome conditions, making it a valid symbol of Freedom. It grows autonomously, defying all odds.
2,000-Year-Old Athena Statue Unearthed in Laodikeia’s Western Theater
2,000-Year-Old Athena Statue Unearthed in Laodikeia’s Western Theater A 2,000-year-old marble statue of Athena has been uncovered in the ancient city of Laodikeia in western Türkiye. The discovery was…
Flora, the fairy of flowers, is among us!
by Alessandro Romano
Once upon a time, colourful festivals were held in Rome for Flora, the fairy of flowers, between April 27 and May 3.
Travel in Time with the Italian Beauty Vespa
Vespa’s age is close to the 80s, but it has not lost anything from its youth, cuteness and energy. It still decorates the dreams of many of us as of the first day. Here is the timeless story of Vespa, the lively and timeless Italian beauty…
