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Rain of Roses at the Pantheon

One of Rome’s most spectacular traditions will take place this Sunday: rose petals raining through the oculus of the Pantheon.
Pentecost celebrated with the ancient rite. About six thousand red roses were dropped inside the Pantheon

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Nemi: Cultural tour with strawberries

The Strawbery Festival and Flower Exhibition in Nemi will start on June 2nd. The village dresses up for the holidays. The one just around the corner will be a special edition of the Strawberry Festival because the town of Nemi has been officially included among the Most Beautiful Municipalities in Italy.

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NOTO e Infiorata Festival

Noto celebrates the marvels of spring with a colourful festa known as the Infiorata. Via Nicolaci, it becomes home to flower artists worldwide who create a carpet of beautiful petal mosaics inspired by the year’s theme.

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The history of Donatello’s Davids from 1955 to today

It was the early 1950s, years in which Italian cinema flourished again, full of hope after the war: in the wake of this rebirth, the Open Gate Club was founded in 1953; the symbol was a door that opened to indicate the end of dark times and the return to a culture of international openness.

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Mother’s Day, the story

Mother’s Day is an anniversary, always celebrated on the second Sunday of May. May is the month that the Catholic religion dedicates to the Madonna, mother of all mothers, but it is also the month of spring and the explosion of flowers to give to mothers.

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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.

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