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Febbraio Posted by on Feb 2, 2011

The name of the month of Febbraio (February) comes from the Latin word "februus" which means ‘purifying’, because in Roman times this month was dedicated to the purification rituals used in preparation for Spring. Principali Festività (Main Festivals): On the 2nd of February we celebrate the festival of la Candelora (Candlemas), which commemorates the Purification of…

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Una Mela al Giorno – part 2 Posted by on May 27, 2010

Grazie a tutti for the interesting responses to my blog ‘Una Mela al Giorno’ I asked you to help me out by finding English equivalents for five common Italian sayings or proverbs. Here below are those that  I consider to be the closest in meaning: Proverb Meaning chi fa per sè fa per tre ‘who…

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