Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! The first day of the new year is known as Capodanno in Italian. It is composed of two words: capo (meaning head or top) and anno …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! La Notte di Capodanno (New Year’s Eve) corresponds to the night between December 31st and January 1st. La Notte di Capodanno is also known as la …
The word for fireworks in Italian is made up of two terms: fuochi which means fires (singular: fuoco) and artificio meaning artifice (plural: artifici). Setting off fireworks at midnight is a popular way of ringing in the New Year all across the world. Dove posso vedere i fuochi d’artificio di Capodanno? Where can I see …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! In Italian, the word for card – as in the kind of cards you send to celebrate special occasions – is biglietto d’auguri (masculine, plural: biglietti …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! The tradition of the Christmas elf has its origins in American, Canadian, Irish and British cultures, but due to globalisation, has since been incorporated into the …
Today’s word is part of our Italian Christmas Word Advent Calendar series. Each day throughout December, we’ll post a word or phrase that is related to the holiday season. Enjoy! The day after Christmas, the 26th of December, is a Christian festivity called Il Giorno di Santo Stefano in Italian, which is known as St. Stephen’s Day …