Easter

Lifestyle

by ITALY | Sat, 03/22/2008 - 04:04

As Italians get shopping for the traditional Easter lunch on Sunday, animal rights associations have launched their annual plea for people to leave lamb and…

Culture

The Dashing Madonna - Easter in Abruzzo

by Nick Hankins | Thu, 03/20/2008 - 04:20

At Easter, the city of Sulmona in the Abruzzo bears witness to a solemn yet spectacularly joyous ritualRemote and hidden away, a couple of hours from Rome yet…

Culture

Italy celebrates Easter

by ITALY | Sat, 04/15/2006 - 11:18

Throughout Italy Good Friday was celebrated in small towns and the big metropolis with a variety of traditional processions. Pope Benedict XVI led Catholics…

Lifestyle

Lamb rustling increases as Easter approaches

by ITALY | Fri, 04/14/2006 - 05:28

The has been a sharp increase ahead of Easter in the theft of lambs, especially baby lambs, which constitute the main dish on Italian holiday tables, the…