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A Carpet of Flowers Posted by on Jun 11, 2015

By Serena with an English translation by Geoff Domenica scorsa era la festa del Corpus Domini, e in molti paesi e città italiane c’è la tradizione di celebrare questa solennità con una ‘infiorata’. ‘Infiorata’ viene dalla parola ‘fiore’ e consiste nel creare dei quadri religiosi usando i petali colorati dei fiori raccolti il giorno prima…

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“Io voglio essere un vero angelo!” Posted by on Jun 8, 2012

On Sunday the 10th of June the Catholic Church celebrates la festa del Corpus Domini (Corpus Christi). The festival originates from the supposed miracle that took place in Bolsena, north of Rome, in the year 1263. It is said that a Bohemian priest, Pietro da Praga, was in crisis about his religious faith, and so…

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