Being Italian: Siesta… Riposo… La pausa, Pennichella o Pisolino
by Alessandro Romano
Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Look to Tomorrow, and Rest this Afternoon. Another time period as important to us Italians as Aperetivo is Siesta.
Being Italian: We look forward to it in the late afternoon, usually between 6 and 8 pm, after work, or on weekends. What are we talking about?
Being Italian – How we celebrate Easter in Italy
Easter Day in Italy is a national holiday commemorating Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death, as written in the Christian bible.
Being Italian: Epiphany and La Befana
We Italians take advantage of every opportunity to increase our time with family and friends… One of these is the feast of the Epiphany and La Befana.
Being Italian: by Andira Vitale
This is the moment of intimate and loving gathering where all our loved ones sit around the table, eat together, and share experiences and delicacies. We are talking about Sunday lunch, a traditional classic…
Beign Italian: Iconic Italian Fiat 500
Another value we cannot give up on these journeys is the Fiat 500. Because the taste of wandering around the narrow and charming historical streets of Italy, the Amalfi coast and the Tuscan vineyards with a Fiat 500 is different.
We’ve been talking about presidential elections for days. While it says first, second and third, the blank grades continue to dominate. Yet the political parties have not determined their common candidates. So we Italians say “piano piano!” which means, “slow, slow”. Now is the time to explain our “don’t be in a hurry” philosophy.
Having breakfast at the bar is one of our favorite daily dates. For some of us it is a small luxury, for others it is an immensely enjoyable necessity. But for all of us, it’s the first meal of the day we pamper ourselves.