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- By: Zachary Nickerson and Abraham Chidiac
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- Population: Approximately 60 157 214 calculated in 2009.
- Flag colours are green, white and red.
- Italy is the name of our country.
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- Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25th
- The main language spoken in Italy is Italian.
- To say “Merry Christmas” in Italian you would say
“Buon Natale”.
- Buon Natale!
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- The Christmas trees in Italy are the same as in Canada.
- Except the people in Italy, they put more time into decorating their
Christmas trees, because most of them are very religious.
- They usually use evergreens.
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- Santa Claus is called Babbo Natale in Italian.
- He looks like our Santa Claus in Canada.
- He is very jolly and fat, spreading joy to good boys and girls and h=
as a
white fluffy beard and a soft, fluffy, red suit with a belt.
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- Santa/Babbo Natale: Perhaps one of the most important characters of
Christmas. A jolly old man with a huge belly full of cookies and mil=
k, a
soft, fluffy, red suit with a belt to hold up his pants.
- Baby Jesus: The whole reason for this holiday, Christmas celebrates =
the
date that Jesus was born, as described in the Bible Jesus wore a long
robe and a long beard when he became a man.
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- Italians eat pasta, ravioli, salad, beans, meats, and spaghetti for
Christmas.
- Struffoli recipe:
- 4 egg yolks
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons corn oil
1 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pint vegetable oil for deep frying
1 cup honey
Colored sprinkles
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- Beat together egg yolks, whites, sugar, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. A=
dd
flour, salt and baking powder, mixing to form a soft dough. Knead do=
ugh
for a few minutes on a lightly-floured board. Take handfuls of dough=
and
roll into snakes, about the thickness of a chickpea. Cut to make uni=
form
chickpea pieces. Heat several inches of oil in a pan. Cook pieces of
dough until golden brown, then drain on paper towel. Heat honey in a=
pot
and add struffoli, coating well. Mound up on plate and add sprinkles=
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- We wrap the plates of struffoli in colored Saran Wrap and top them =
with
a bow to bring to the family Christmas Eve Dinner.
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- Good children usually get lots of candy, goodies and some things they
asked for, like clothes, small toys and some traditional foods.
- Bad children get coal in their stockings and little to no or no
presents.
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- Although Babbo Natale (Father Christmas) and giving presen=
ts
on Christmas are becoming more common, the main day for gift giving =
is
Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas when the three Wise Men gave Baby
Jesus their gifts.
- Christmas originated in Italy.
- In Italy it is becoming more common to see Christmas trees.
- Traditionally, a meatless dinner is eaten on Christmas Eve with the
family, followed by a =
living
nativity scene and midnight mass.
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- Italian map in flag colours @ www.s9.photobucket.com
- Italian flag @ www.ethioplanet.com
- Italian map @ www.livingartreptiles.tripod.com
- Italian Christmas tree @ www.travelvivi.com
- Italian Santa/Babbo Natale @ www.uco.es
- Information found @ www.google.ca and @ Book: Christmas in Italy.
- Image of Baby Jesus @ www.thornstothestars.blogspot.com
- Struffoli image @ www.=
marcellas-kitchen.blogspot.com
- Struffoli recipe @ www=
.taliantrips.com/aNatale01.htm#Struffoli
- Image of gift @ www.biblebaptistchurchniagara.com
- Image of coal @ www.scientificamerican.com
- Facts about Italy @ www.goitaly.about.com/od/christmasinitaly/a/chri=
stmas.htm
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- Book: Christmas in Italy
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