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Fano Carnival is a historical event that every year is able to renew itself and propose contemporary elements. Each edition attracts around 100.000 visitors by its ability to amaze with its mix of tradition and innovation. Starting this year, a cycle called "Travelling with Vulon" will take place at the Fano Carnival. It includes four editions, the...

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Carnival in the Villages is a great celebration that involves everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. An opportunity to rediscover local traditions and customs, have fun with masks, dancing, parades of floats, street performers, musical and entertainment shows, games, crafts, street food, tastings and markets. Several events are organized every...

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It was great to be back at Italian Winterfest. This is the event where you can eat ravioli, spinach, and other Italian dishes while drinking vino and listening to the strains of Nino Rota’s “Love Theme from The Godfather.” Winterfest, held January 15th at St. Benedict at Auburndale, made its grand return in style. “First time in three years,” says...

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Daytona Beach is hosting its Italian Festival Thursday, Feb. 2, through Saturday, Feb. 4. There will be authentic Italian food, with complete dinners, pizza, desserts, pastry and beverages. Family-friendly activities will include bounce houses, games, an obstacle course and other activities. Kids eat free on F...

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Does a Parsippany restaurant have New Jersey's best meatballs? Ferraro's Italian Food Specialties will await its fate when it competes in the final rounds of "Pizza Bowl III." The Pizza Bowl represents a statewide competition of pizza and meatballs. Facebook group Jersey Pizza Joints runs the competition, which begins with statewide polling and...

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As a group of people were led by a very enthusiastic dog, they were sometimes distracted by the diverse natural beauty of their surroundings – rolling slopes accented one minute by a row of colorful autumn trees and the next minute by a flat strip of grassy land , which would lead to rocky canyons. From the viewers’ perspective, it was just a group...

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Carnival in Italy and some curiosities concerning its origins. There are various attributions regarding the etymology of the word 'Carnival'. The most common and accredited one would make it derive from the Latin 'carnem levare', meaning to abolish meat from the diet, popularly translated as 'carne-vale'. It stood for the last meat banquet held the...

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The cooking crew of Morris County’s Sons of Italy ~ Lodge 2561, armed with their pots, pans, and culinary skills, arrived at Parsippany’s Police Athletic Building, 33 Baldwin Road, to provide and prepare a hearty Italian dinner of pasta, meatballs, in support of Parsippany Wrestling Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser. Over Three Hundred attendees were...

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Venice, the Italian queen of carnival cities, will host 18 days of Carnevale this year, with events taking place along the city's canals and across its bridges and squares from 4-21 February 2023. Artisans in the lagoon city are busy preparing masks and floats for the annual Carnevale di Venezia, one of the world's best-loved carnivals, whose theme...

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Every year, up to 3 million people descend on Venice to partake in the festivities surrounding Carnival (Carnevale in Italian). And though Carnival, also known as Mardi Gras, is celebrated around the world, it has a unique flavor in Venice, transporting participants back in time to the 1700s. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to sweep...

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