{"id":787,"date":"2011-07-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=787"},"modified":"2011-07-28T21:14:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T21:14:54","slug":"luglio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/luglio\/","title":{"rendered":"Luglio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The month of luglio <\/strong>(July) is named after the Roman consul Giulio Cesare <\/strong>(Julius Caesar), who was born on the 12th of July 100 B.C.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sopra: <\/span><\/em>Giulio Cesare<\/span><\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Unbelievably there aren\u2019t any national holidays or festivals in luglio<\/strong> here in Italy (cosa?!) However, quite a few famous Italians were born in July. Here is a selection:<\/span><\/p>\n

Francesco Petrarca<\/strong>, poet and writer, born in Arezzo on the 20th of July 1304<\/span><\/p>\n

Giuseppe Garibaldi<\/strong>, patriot and general, born in Nizza (Nice) on the 4th of July 1807<\/span><\/p>\n

Amedeo Modigliani<\/strong>, artist, born in Livorno on the <\/strong>12th of July 1884<\/span><\/p>\n

Giorgio de Chirico<\/strong>, artist, born in\u00a0 Volos (Greece) on the 10th of July 1888<\/span><\/p>\n

Vittorio De Sica<\/strong>, actor and director, born in Sora on the 7th of July 1901<\/span><\/p>\n

Gina Lollobrigida<\/strong>, actress, born in Subiaco on the 4th of July 1927<\/span><\/p>\n

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Detti di luglio<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(July Sayings):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seminalo a luglio, se vuoi un buon rapuglio <\/strong>(Sow it in July, if you want a good \u2018rapuglio\u2019). This is a popular proverb, but nobody seems to know the meaning of \u2018rapuglio\u2019. It isn\u2019t even listed in my Vocabolario della Lingua Italiana Treccani<\/strong>. I \u2018think\u2019 that it means \u2018raccolto di rape\u2019<\/strong>, i.e. \u2018turnip harvest\u2019, however, if anyone out there has another translation please let me know.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luglio giostra l\u2019uva, i fichi e la fortuna nostra <\/strong>(July manages the grapes, the figs and our fortune)<\/span><\/p>\n

Di luglio il temporale dura poco e non fa male <\/strong>(July\u2019s thunderstorm is short-lived and doesn\u2019t do any harm)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pioggerella estiva: passa come arriva <\/strong>(Summer drizzle: it passes as it arrives)<\/span><\/p>\n

Nuvole di luglio fan presto tafferuglio <\/strong>(July\u2019s clouds quickly create a scuffle)<\/span><\/p>\n

Luglio con il sacco e lo staio, porta chicchi nel granaio <\/strong>(July with the sack and the bushel, brings grain to the granary)<\/span><\/p>\n

Per Santa Maddalena si taglia l\u2019avena <\/strong>(For Saint Magdalena\u2019s day \u201322nd of July-\u00a0 the oats are harvested)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sole in Leone: poni la moglie in un cantone <\/strong>(The Sun in Leo \u201323 July- put your wife in a corner)<\/span><\/p>\n

Per Santa Cristina, la semina della saggina <\/strong>(For Saint Christina\u2019s day \u201324th of July-, the sowing of the sorghum)<\/span><\/p>\n

Se piove per S.Anna, l\u2019acqua diventa manna <\/strong>(If it rains for Saint Anna\u2019s day \u201326th of July-, the water turns into manna)<\/span><\/p>\n

Se grandina per S.Anna, l\u2019uva mia tutta si danna <\/strong>(If it hails for Saint Anna\u2019s day, all my grapes get damaged)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The month of luglio (July) is named after the Roman consul Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), who was born on the 12th of July 100 B.C. Sopra: Giulio Cesare Unbelievably there aren\u2019t any national holidays or festivals in luglio here in Italy (cosa?!) However, quite a few famous Italians were born in July. Here is a…<\/p>\n

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