Italian traditions: The Race of the Candles, Gubbio
WTI Magazine #30 2014 May, 15Author : folclore.it Translation by: Every May 15 in Gubbio (Perugia, Umbria), keeps repeating the ritual of the "Corsa dei Ceri" (race of the candles), emotionally involving all citizens and the public of visitors in a show that is mystical and profane at the same time.
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 44
WTI Magazine #44 2014 October, 1Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: The visit of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in the United States has just ended, and there's a final thought that passed through my mind while I was reading articles and statements about it. Reading what he declared after meeting with the Italian community in th...
Italian gardens: Villa Caristo, Stignano
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Italian Botanical Heritage Translation by: John Cabot University Villa Caristo, property of the Caristo family, is an important rural mansion of the XVII century. It represents a prestigious and symbolic example of Baroque art in Calabria, so worthy to be included in the philatelic collection o...
Italian traditions: Palio dij Cossòt in Alpignano, Torino
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : folclore.it Translation by: Located on the Via Francigena, a place of transit for travelers and pilgrims headed to Santiago de Compostela, the community of Alpignano chose probably since the High Middle Ages Saint Giacomo Maggiore as its patron saint, dedicating to him the old little chapel once...
Italian traditions: Grand celebration of Desmontegar, Fiera Di Primiero, Trento
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : folclore.it Translation by: To follow the "Cheese Road of the Dolomites" means to make a journey through time and space. It can lead you, for example, to the "Desmontegada" in Primiero, Trento, a wonderful opportunity to sample the best dairy production of the area but also a real blast from t...
Great Italians of the Past: Giacomo Leopardi
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: John Cabot University The poetical verses composed by Giacomo Leopardi are one of the most appreciated Italian poetry at the level of international sphere. Giacomo Leopardi, man of incredible philosophical level, represents one of the main figures of the worldwide...
IT and US: Museo del Cognome, a true journey into the past
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Giuseppina Dede Translation by: Maybe you are wondering... Museo del Cognome? What could it be? This is not the first time I heard these questions but well, you are right, you are curious and curiosity is often something good and I think you will be more curious after reading what I am going to...
Italian culture and history: The Villas of Tivoli
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : italia.it Translation by: If you are in Latium, you should visit Tivoli, located on the Monti Tiburtini (Tiburtine Hills). The city of Tivoli was founded in 1215 B.C. in the province of Rome. The poet Virgil called it Tibur Superbum (Aeneid, Book VII), a name that can still be found in the cit...
Italian cuisine: Ligurian rabbit
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Translation by: This summer I was cooking for some American tourists staying on Lake Como and one asked me to cook rabbit, so I thought it may be a good addition to the blog.The, coniglio alla ligure, Ligurian rabbit, is an appetizing second course from region of Ita...
Italian culture and history: The Italy of Opera
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : italia.it Translation by: Italy is the birthplace of opera, and of numerous worldwide known and loved composers: Paganini, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Monteverdi, Salieri, Tartini, Vivaldi, and so on. No less numerous are the international composers that have been inspired...
Great Italians of the Past: Joe Petrosino
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Joseph Petrosino was born by the name Giuseppe in Padula, a small town in the province of Salerno, in Campania, on August 30, 1860. He is just one of many Italian immigrants: he will become a symbol of the America that the struggle for justice, against all kinds of...
Italian art: Carpaccio misunderstood
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: The story of the painting of Vittore Carpaccio known as "courtesans" is somewhat emblematic and interesting because it is source of many misunderstandings and interpretations. In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin gave this table oil painted between 1490 and 14...