Weather prediction day: Candles and Groundhogs
Today is Groundhog Day in the US and Canada. In Italy, it is il giorno della Candelora, which celebrates the
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Traditions
National Befana Feast in Urbania, Marche, from January 2 to 6
For five days the beautiful town of Urbania in the Marche region will celebrate the National Feast of the Befana,
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Italian lucky foods for the New Year
Lentils Italian custom has it that if you start the New Year by eating lentils, it will bring you
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The fading art of transhumance
Transhumance is the seasonal rotation of herding between fixed summer and winter pastures in order to cope with seasonal
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