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Anne's Blog / Italian ‘Passione’

Assisi’s Good Friday Morning Procession: Remembered

March 14, 2021

I hadn’t missed Assisi’s evocative morning Good Friday procession in years.  Until last year, due to COVID restrictions. And, anime’... View article

In Assisi, a 14th Century Holy Thursday Ritual

March 12, 2021

I dropped in recently at Assisi’s Cathedral of San Rufino: I needed a couple photos. Built in the 12th-century on... View article

Gubbio’s Good Friday: Living Medieval Street Theater

March 11, 2021

Easter liturgies have incorporated early forms of performances and role-playing – varying from short text passages to long presentations  –... View article

Mercato delle Gaite: Medieval Majesty in Bevagna

February 12, 2021

It all started with a celebration of roast suckling pig, la porchetta. As of the 1970’s, the Sagra della Porchetta had gathered the... View article

Preci: From the Benedictines to Pork Butchers

January 3, 2021

Living on a hill overlooking Norcia…. …..the Benedictine monks – affectionately called by all “the Monks of Norcia” – are... View article

Umbria’s Pasquarelle: Singing in the Epiphany

January 1, 2021

January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article

Assisi’s Living Crib Scenes: Remembering a “Profound and Mysterious Event”

December 16, 2020

For many in Umbria, Christmastime is inextricably linked to visits to the presepi viventi (“living crib scenes”) of medieval villages surrounding Assisi.... View article

Umbria’s Prized Olive Oil: the Perfect Christmas Gift

December 12, 2020

Why not give gold as a gift this year? “Liquid gold”: Extra-virgin olive oil of Umbria, “Italy’s green heart.” Our... View article

From Naples to Milan: Christmas Solidarity in Italy

December 11, 2020

Glorious Naples is not only the Italian capital of pizza but also of espresso;  in fact, here in Umbria if... View article

In Orvieto, Finding a Talented Young Artisan

November 29, 2020

On Orvieto’s Piazza Repubblica – and there’s one in every Italian town, commemorating the birth of Italy, “the new republic”... View article

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