Word of the Week

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by Silvia Donati |
According to Christian tradition, the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, revealed the birth of Jesus to the Biblical Magi and later led them to…
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by Alesha Allen |
Over the Christmas period, some of us will be taking holidays, so the word of the week is ferie, holidays. The typical period of ferie in Italy is during…
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by Silvia Donati |
Avete già fatto l'albero di Natale? (Have you decorated your Christmas tree yet?) We bet those who follow the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree have…
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by Silvia Donati |
The holiday shopping season has arrived, so our Word of the Week teaches you the term you’ll be using most often in the coming weeks: regalo – gift. The plural…
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by Silvia Donati |
Temperatures are dropping everywhere in Italy and, although it is not officially winter yet, the cold season seems to have arrived. So, to welcome you to the…
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by Katia Amore |
We are working on many new ideas for ITALY Magazine and today we are thrilled to present you with our new logo! This will be used on our new website design…
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by Silvia Donati |
November 11 marks St. Martin’s Day and these are the weeks of “l’estate di San Martino” (St. Martin’s summer) – days when traditionally barrels are open for…
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by Silvia Donati |
As ITALY Magazine celebrated a milestone 100,000 Facebook friends this past weekend, we have decided to devote our Word of the Week to AMICIZIA - friendship.…
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by Silvia Donati |
Boo!As we enter Halloween week, the "Word of the Week" is of course PAURA - meaning fear/fright. Something scary in Italian "fa paura", while how scary is…
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by Katia Amore |
Our Word of the Week series continues with the word BENVENUTO (welcome in English) as you will always be welcome to Italy and, especially, to ITALY Magazine.…