Monthly Archives: December 2010

Italian Vocabulary:

>> Favorite Italian Christmas Words & Practices

. Some of my favorite things about the Italian Christmas holiday season are — not surprisingly — edible. Starting with le castagne, il panettone, and le lenticchie, following is a list of a few of my favorite Italian Christmas holiday … Continue reading

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Italian Traditions>>

Buon Sant’Ambrogio & O’Bej O’Bej!

[Note: Any passages in Italian are subsequently translated into English.] Il 7 dicembre a Milano viene osservato e festeggiato come il giorno di Sant’Ambrogio, il patrono della città. (The 7th of December in Milan is observed and celebrated as Saint … Continue reading

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