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Words by Michelle Fabio One of the most beloved Italian saints is St. Rita of Cascia, a native of Umbria who died in Cascia in 1456. Santa Rita is widely celebrated not only in the Green Heart of Italy but also throughout the country on her feast day, 22 May, with Mass, processions, and other festivities. St. Rita has a most interesting tale for a saint as she was married and had children.

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words by Michelle FabioInternational Women’s Day (IWD)is held 8 March, and in Italy,it’s called La Festa della Donna.The first IWD was really a National Women’s Day held in New York City in 1909;by 1911, the idea of a day honouring women had spread to Austria,Denmark,Germany, and Switzerland and now celebrations are held in countries throughoutthe world including China, Russia, Bulgaria,

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More than half of Italians expecting a gift from their lovers on Valentine's Day this weekend are in for a disappointment, the Coldiretti farmers' group said Thursday.Some 52% of people in a poll by the union said they had no intention of digging into their pockets for a romantic present this year - an increase of 7% on Valentine rubbishers in 2008.The economic crisis will also take its toll on

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Caravaggio's reputation for revolutionary artistic genius has received a further boost following the discovery he may have used fireflies to create primitive ''photographs''.Roberta Lapucci, conservation chief at the Florence-based SACI institute, believes the baroque artist created a firefly powder as an essential tool after converting his entire studio into a kind of camera obscura.Writing in

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The Christmas Nativity is a big part of Christmas, the local schools’ display, the miniature version in the local department store or large public displays in town centres the world over. Although not started by St Francis, it was popularised by him, when in 1223 he set up a living nativity in the caves of Graccio, Umbria. It featured people and animals who depicted the birth of Christ and it was

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The first major work of Renaissance sculpture, Donatello's bronze of David, is nearing the end of a complex restoration process.The statue will be unveiled to the public during an inauguration ceremony on November 28 in Florence at the Bargello Museum.The final phase of the 18-month restoration has seen the famed statue entirely closed off to visitors because of the sensitive tools being

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Yesterday evening saw the launch of the exhibition in the Upper Tiber Valley of the exhibition to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the ending of the Great War. Historical enthusiasts were amazed by the wealth of detail assembled by Alvarro Tachini, during the four years of preparation for this event, from personal sources in the local Upper Tiber Valley, not just the fighters, but also their

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Eurochocolate is preparing to inaugurate its fourteenth edition with ChocolAge, the Chocolate Era, that will take place from the 18th to the 26th October in Perugia. (www.eurochocolate.com). The Food of the Gods becomes today's protagonist, influencing the habits daily life. Though it means, for example, communicating through a chocolate bar instead of a mobile phone, as it appears on the Italian

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Italian movie icon Gina Lollobrigida will be flashing her artistic talents in this Tuscan town, with an exhibition devoted to her sculpture.Pietrasanta, a coastal town north of Lucca, is to showcase 30 bronze, marble and plastic sculptures by the actress.The pieces will go on display later this month in the 14th-century Sant'Agostino Church, now an exhibition space, as well as outdoors in the

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An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced after centuries underground during the course of building work in the central Italian city of Perugia.The tomb, which has been preserved in excellent condition, contains seven funerary urns, the municipal archaeology department said.It is in the shape of a square and was covered by a sheet of travertine marble, which had apparently remained untouched since

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It is a triumph of all that is best about Italy. Music, art, wine, food and literature take centre stage among the narrow streets and vineyard-strewn slopes of Cortona during the Festival del Sole from August 2 to 10.Now in its sixth season, the Festival is the brainchild of Barrett Wissman, head of arts management corporation IMG Artists, who first launched it in 2001 to celebrate “the art of

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Umbria's renowned jazz festival kicks off this weekend, with another dazzling line-up of top Italian and international stars from the world of modern music.Umbria Jazz, the largest European event of its kind, gets under way on Friday morning with a traditional street parade through Perugia's medieval centre, led by the New Orleans-based Coolbone Brass Band.The festival, celebrating its 35th

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The producers of the two Italian films that gained major honours at Cannes, Il Divo and Gomorrah, have thanked Italy for giving a lifeline to independent cinema.Gomorrah, adapted from the Roberto Saviano bestseller of the same name, gave Cannes audiences a revealing picture of the Naples Mafia, the Camorra.Il Divo, a nickname of ex-Christian Democrat premier Giulio Andreotti, provided an

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Assisi From May 8th to 10th the clocks in Assisi will be turned back over 500 years for the city’s Calendimaggio Medieval pageant, with people dressed in period costume, processions, performers playing on period instruments, archers, flag-throwers and more...This important event will bring to Umbria thousands of visitors from Italy and worldwide. It is one of the most important events to take

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Perugia The popular Italian singer Biagio Antonacci will be performing at the Palasport Evangelisti on April 17th at 9.20pm, as part of his tour to promote his latest album "VICKY LOVE".Info: Musical Box – Agenzia di Spettacolitel. 075 5056950 – 5156508.

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Perugia This year's edition of Aperitivo in....musica,now in its 10th edition, is now in full swing until April 20th, with a series of appointments featuring music, cocktails and refreshments. The city's bars, wine bars and meeting places are busily celebrating this event.

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Italy and all countries that adhere to the United Nations Unesco programme celebrate the World Poetry Day on March 21st, the first day of Spring and a day dedicated to the elimination of all racial discrimination. The day was instituted in 1999 and is also a chance for smaller publishers who promote young poets to emerge

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la Donna è proprio come la Mimosa:un albero forte e resistente con dei fiori leggeriteneri e profumatiAuguri ai Fiori del mondo!

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Perugia. This year's Carnival festivities will officially end on February 5th, although on February 9th Trevi will be holding its Carnevale dei Folli and there will be an event on February 10th in Foligno. Every village will also have a carnival party for the children with a parade of adorned floats and cars and prizes for the most original.The typical carnival sweet is the "castagnola", deep

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Terni. The winter edition of Terni in Jazz, organised by the Charlie Cultural Association, will run from October 20th to March 1st with a host of prestigious international guests from Joel Frahm to Gary Novak, Joe Locke, Ed Simon, Joe La Barbera, Michael Rosen, Omer Avital and many more...e-mail: info@terniinjazz.com

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Assisi (Perugia).The traditional Kissing of the Child ceremony,held each year at the chapel of the Nativityinthe Basilicaof Santa Maria degli Angeli,will take placeon January 13th between 3 to 7pm.

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Lugnano in Teverina (Tr). A charity concert by local musicians together with a Spanishensemble from El Problets is planned for December 29th at 9pm. The concert aims to raise funds to help the families in El Problets cope with the devastation wreaked by the flood last October.

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Corciano - Perugia La cittadina di Corciano si veste proprio a festa in occasione del Natale. Numerosi, come sempre, gli appuntamenti per tutto periodo natalizio dal 22 dicembre al 6 gennaio 2008. Curioso e particolare il caratteristico presepe realizzato con statue a grandezza naturale dalla Parrocchia di Corciano. Zampogne e ciaramelle aiutano ad entrare in un’atmosfera quasi magica grazie

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Nasce nella Londra distrutta dalla guerra, la passione di John Tunstill per i soldatini di piombo, di cui diverrà un celebre e raffinato creatore, oltre che collezionista appassionato ed esigente.Da una scatola di soldatini di piombo ricevuta in dono per il quarto compleanno, John Tunstill scopre la forte attrazione per questi piccoli affascinanti oggetti. Da allora ogni occasione è buona per

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Perugia. The world famous Italian blues singer Zucchero will be in concert in Perugia on November 29th as part of his FLY, come possiamo volare con le aquile se siamo contornati da tacchini album tour.

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