Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Italy's Culture - Cultura di Italia

FESTIVALS

Carnevale
It precedes the Lenten season and is part of the biggest festival on earth.


This sixteen year-old event showcases the unique, generations-old family recipes of the most authentic Italian restaurants in Chicago.


This calendar lists the feast days for Saints, holy days and Liturgical Calendar of the Roman Catholic Church.


The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society sponsors the longest running Italian festival in the United States and Hammonton, NJ since 1875.

This is the oldest Italian feast in New York City. The first feast was celebrated on July 16th, 1881.


This Italian festival, which started in 1926 & is celebrated in Cambridge, MA, is one of the largest in New England. This feast is in honor of the patron saints of healing and the city of Gaeta.


Since 1926 Little Italy in New York has hosted this annual event. Every September you can enjoy 11 days of delicious food, challenging games, and more.

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