Tag Archives: Italian Culture

🎅Natale Part 2🎄Words & Music🎵

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Jodina

La stagione natalizia in Italia, parte seconda ENGLISH Translation BELOW ⇓ Listen as you read! Salve! So che in questo periodo tutti sono indaffarati e quindi questa settimana vi condivido solo un piccolo gioiello di sapore natalizio italiano… Cioè delle parole … Continue reading →

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Giovanni Buitoni–Italian Pasta Dream

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Jodina

🍝 6 novembre 1891: la nascita di Giovanni Buitoni e il sogno di una pasta “all’italiana” See BELOW for ENGLISH Translation ⇓ Language note: Verbs in passato remoto tense, commonly used for written recounts of historical facts, are followed in … Continue reading →

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🌰 Rivalto Tuscan Chestnut Festival

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Jodina

Rivalto e la Sagra del Marrone: 50 anni di tradizione in Toscana See BELOW for post in ENGLISH ⇓ Il post del blog di questa settimana è davvero speciale… per questa gita, non solo visitaremo la Toscana autentica per una … Continue reading →

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🎅 Natale: Who Brings the Presents in Italy? 🎁

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Jodina

Chi porta i regali natalizi in Italia? Il Gesù Bambino, Babbo Natale o la Befana? Who brings the Christmas presents in Italy? Baby Jesus, Santa Claus or the Befana? In alcune famiglie si dice che è il Gesù bambino a portare … Continue reading →

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9 Apr 🔥 Language Musings 🤔 & News✍️

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jodina

Roundup of recent news & media content from Italiano With Jodina Miao è come i gatti dicono ciao in italiano LANGUAGE HACK 🇮🇹 I nostri “pets” ci possono aiutare a parlare meglio l’italiano! Miao is how cats say ciao in … Continue reading →

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🎣Buon Pesce🐠d’Aprile!🐟

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Jodina

Happy April Fool’s Day! {English below} Occhio alle spalle, il primo aprile, il giorno degli scherzi e delle notizie incredibili: i pesci d’aprile sono in agguato ovunque, a casa come in ufficio ma anche su internet, sui giornali ed in … Continue reading →

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28 Mar 🔥Learning Hacks & Language News⚡

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Jodina

Roundup of recent news & media content from Italiano With Jodina What motivates you to study Italian? 🇮🇹“Top 10 Motivations for Studying Italian” It’s the most musical language in the world. It’s the language of the country with the greatest … Continue reading →

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🎄Canzoni natalizie🦌|🎅Christmas🎵songs!🌟

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Jodina

Buon Natale e buone feste! Merry Christmas & happy holidays! If you’re like me, you love a catchy Christmas tune. And since nothing sets the mood for the holidays like some fun, upbeat canzoni di Natale (Christmas songs), my 🎁 … Continue reading →

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🥣Mangia la zuppa!🥄Proverbi e detti

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Jodina

In honor of this coming Sunday’s Mangia la Zuppa! Italian Soup Cook-Along, today’s proverbi e detti (proverbs & sayings) are about soup and broth. Want to join in the cooking fun? Sign up here for a live online Italian/English cooking … Continue reading →

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🌞Proverbs: Marzo☂️Pazzerello☁️Cielo a🐑Pecorelle

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jodina

Finalmente è arrivata la primavera (Spring has finally arrived), though it might not feel like it yet where you are. Some folks still have neve (snow) and/or tempo molto freddo (very cold weather) or tanta pioggia (lots of rain). Check … Continue reading →

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