IT and US: Back to my Italian roots, a dream come true
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Jim McKenna Translation by: This is my great grandmother Rosa holding me as a baby in 1967. While is one of my first memories of her, the mystery of where she (born Rosa Nigro) and my great grandfather Pietro Maiurro came from in Italy has lingered in my head and heart for 47 years. As I grew old...
Italian cinema: Fantozzi
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Edoardo Peretti Translation by: Today we celebrate a wonderful 40 years anniversary: in fact, it was October 1975 when the Italian cinemas saw for the first time a movie that would soon have become an absolute cult: "Fantozzi", directed by Luciano Salce and starring the comedian Paolo Villaggi...
Italian good news: Salento, harvest is the new frontier for its tourism
WTI Magazine #28 2014 May, 1Author : buonenotizie.it Translation by: Speaking of wine tourism, today, is tantamount to reinvent the wheel. As for wines, Italy is an extraordinary repository of wealth and mobilizes crowds of tourists every year. Yet there is always something new to discover: for example, the intelligent formula which...
IT and US: The Italian American Fishing Rodeo
WTI Magazine #30 2014 May, 15Author : Bette Cadwell Translation by: From pictures of an early 1900's wedding held at St Mary's in the French Quarter, to the fresh catch-of -the-day being peddled at the French Market, the contributions of Italian Americans are embedded in the fabric of New Orleans.
Italian cuisine: Marinated anchovies with onion and hot chili pepper
WTI Magazine #44 2014 October, 1Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: Marinated anchovies is a tasty, cold antipasto that can be served with homemade bread (pane casereccio) or enjoyed as a main dish with a fresh salad. The simple dressing prepared with olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar enhances the flavor of the anchov...
Italian traditions: Eurochocolate in Perugia
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : folclore.it Translation by: Eurochocolate in Perugia is an honored tradition eagerly awaited by thousands greedy and curious Italians.In the center of the beautiful Umbrian city there will be the inevitable and tasty chocolate sculptures made from blocks of dark chocolate a cubic meter; art a...
Italian sport: A 2014 full of gold and success
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Simone Calliosto Manca Translation by: 2014 was a year full of sports: certainly not the absolute best of the last years for our country, but still with important and recognized successes. The characters on the cover are certainly these: Federica Pellegrini, Vincenzo Nibali, Marco Belinelli,...
Expo 2015: Participants
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Expo Milano 2015 is a global event characterized by its nature of uniting many different voices, basing its success on the involvement of all the various players taking part. As defined by the rules of the BIE (Bureau International des Expositions), Participants in...
Italian traditions: The Legnano contest
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : folclore.it Translation by: The Feast of the "carroccio" (a four-wheeled war alta) is the set of commemorative events of the Battle of Legnano, which on May 29, 1176 saw the victory of the allies in the Lombard League over Prince Frederick I Barbarossa. The victory is attributed by tradition to A...
The Italian Way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes, Myth 11 - One Italy, Many Italians
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: The topic of this article has been triggered by a recent conversation with an American student who, while addressing Italian identity, asked me if the song "'O sole mio" sang by his grandparents, immigrants from Italy, was the official Italian anthem. While...
Italian religious events: The Feast of Serpari, Cocullo
WTI Magazine #28 2014 May, 1Author : folclore.it Translation by: The picturesque procession of the "Serpari" (those who collect the snakes), also known as the most pagan rites among the Christian ones, is renewed every year on the first Thursday in May.
Italian religious events: The blessing of St. Rita of Cascia
WTI Magazine #30 2014 May, 15Author : folclore.it Translation by: The feast dedicated to St. Rita of Cascia is very complex because it is made of celebratory moments, spaces for reflection and prayers according to a liturgy born almost three hundred years ago.