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Category Archives: Culture
Finding Your Roots
Words cannot adequately describe the experience that our family had with Roots ’n Tours during our visit to Sicily. We had asked Rosario and his team to help us do some research on our family prior to our trip. Through … Continue reading
The Carnival of Viareggio: Italy’s Annual Floating Theater
A special, featured blog by NIAF’s Board of Directors Member and Executive Vice President of Scholarships, Grants and Youth Activities, Robert V. Allegrini. It’s cold and dark, but – fortunately – hairless inside the left nostril of Hillary Clinton as … Continue reading
Encounters: Learning Italian in Molise, a Hidden Gem
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers an inside look into a typical day on her company’s travel program, which focus on learning about Italian language and culture. First things first: learn how … Continue reading
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February 1, 2018
Tagged Agnone, Alto Molise, Blog, blogger, History, Italian, Italian American, Italian Blogger, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian History, Italian Language, Italy, Language, Language Immersion, Language Learning, Learning, Molise, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Program, Traveler, traveling
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A Traditional Grape Harvest: La Vendemmia
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers a fascinating look into the culture and traditions of small Italian towns in the Apennine hills. Adapted from a post by Marco Cacciavillani, owner of Azienda Agricola, … Continue reading
Slow life, slow food, and heavenly pleasures
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers a fascinating look into the culture and traditions of small Italian towns in the Apennine hills. A large rotating vat – which looks almost like a … Continue reading
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October 16, 2017
Tagged Abruzzo-Molise, Almond, Almonds, Apennine, Apennine Hills, Apennine Mountains, Baking, Bride and Groom, Central Italy, Confetti, Confetti ricci, Dessert, Desserts, Dolce, Dolci, Dolciaria Carosella, Famiglia, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Dessert, Italian Desserts, Italian Family, Italian Food, Italian History, Italian Tradition, Italian Traditions, Italy, Molise, Nuts, Southern Italy, Sugar, Sweets, Tradition, Traditions, Wedding, Wedding Tradition, Wedding Traditions, Weddings
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La Madonna di Loreto
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers a fascinating look into the culture and traditions of small Italian towns in the Apennine hills. We go up the mountain road, to 1421 meters, putting on … Continue reading
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September 12, 2017
Tagged Appenine, Autumn, Capracotta, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christian Traditions, Donkey, Donkeys, Fall, Horses, Italian, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian Music, Italian Traditions, Italy, La Madonna, La Madonna di Loreto, La Transumanza, Madonna, Procession, Puglia, September, Sheep, Shepherd, Southern Italy, Summer, Traditions
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The (Italian) Declaration of Independence
On the 4th of July, it’s important to remember that a key stone in the foundation of our country’s understanding of democracy was put in place by none other than an Italian by the name of Filippo Mazzei. Born just … Continue reading
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June 30, 2017
Tagged 4th of July, All men are created equal, American History, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Charlottesville, Colonial, Colonialism, Colonies, Commonwealth of Virginia, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Democratic, Europe, Filippo Mazzei, Florence, Fourth of July, Freedom, George Washington, Government, History, Independence, Independence Day, Italian, Italian American, Italian History, Italy, Monticello, New World, Philip Mazzei, Politician, Politics, Revolution, State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, Tuscany, U.S., U.S. History, United States, United States of America, Virginia, Virginia Wine
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