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This may seem odd coming from a Jewish woman from Brooklyn, but I love celebrating Christmas Eve with a feast of the seven fishes. It's a Southern Italian (and now Italian-American) custom in which a grand meal of at least seven different kinds of seafood is served before midnight Mass. The fish part comes from the Catholic practice of abstaining...

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From Matera to Gubbio passing by Gangi and Apricale, there are some small towns in Italy that truly look like real life nativity scenes. Swide has selected some of the most beautiful amongst them so that you can breath Christmas atmosphere at its best.   If you are one of those person waiting all year long for Christmas to come, you'll be gl...

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by Claudia Astarita   Christmas comes along with a beautiful atmosphere of love, family and...markets! This is a spread tradition worldwide that in Italy turns out to be very special thanks to the mouth-watering food and nativity scenes, finely made by local craftsmen. Let us explore some of the Italian best Christmas markets one should...

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Christmas Lights and Cannoli tourI wanted to share one of my favorite holiday happenings around New York -- this one's actually in Brooklyn. You have to check out Tony Muia's Christmas Lights and Cannoli tour, a 3 1/2 hour experience that takes you to Dyker Heights, the Italian-American section of Brooklyn, affectionately known as Christmas Lights...

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The Sons of Italy recently held its Annual Christmas Party and collected $1,000 to be donated to Peter Hebberd.   Accepting the check from Sons of Italy President Joseph Jannarone, Jr., are Kathy Williams-Buttari, Jennifer Fedo Transition Coordinators and Parsippany High School Principal Denis Mulroony.   Read more   Source:&nb...

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Wednesday, December 30th (6:30 P.M.). Please join Anita Sanseverino in a photographic tour of Naples during the Christmas season, culminating in the area's most important street during the season, Via San Gregorio Armeno, the street of the Presepio Napoletano. Anita will share a history of the presepio and how it became central to Naples, and...

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It's not uncommon for wealthy Texans to have tax write-offs. One such Texan owned a flour mill in Clifton, Ohio. This working mill is 30 miles east of Dayton and about 40 miles southwest of Columbus. Living near the flour mill is Anthony Satariano who traces his heritage to Termini, Sicily.   He's always been fascinated with mills, even tryi...

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by Clifford A. Wright   Families all seem to have their own Christmas classics—roast turkey, baked ham, crown roast or pork, or prime rib. Many Italian-Americans will have lasagna or a feast of seven fishes. One spectacular preparation for a change of pace is to follow some families and make the classic Sicilian Christmas tumm...

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by Frank Cahill   Italian American Police Society of New Jersey Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic counties held its Annual Christmas Party for children in need. The event was held at the American Legion Hall in Whippany. The US Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement Explorers helped to make the holiday party...

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Christmas is definitely the right time for shopping (and of course for family and friends). Wether online purchases are globally increasing of about 15% on these holdays nothing could replace traditional shopping travels.   Italy is among top spots for shopping in the world. Russians, Chinese and Americans came to "Bel Paese" in 2013 more th...

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