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Desmond Jacklin |
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In Italy Christmas or Epiphany is celebrated |
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January.6. |
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The language in Italy is Italian. |
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How to say Merry Christmas is “Buon |
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Natale”. |
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In Italy they do have a Christmas tree.It is
decorated much like the Christmas trees we put up. |
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Italy’s Christmas character is an old kind old
ugly witch named Befana delivers their presents.To save time Befana drops
presents from her broomstick while she flies. |
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1 can(8 ounces)almond paste,cut in pieces. |
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1 cup plus two tablespoons sugar. |
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2 white eggs. |
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Pine nuts. |
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Combine almond paste,sugar,and egg whites in a
bowl and work with a spoon until smooth. |
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Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets lined
with unglazed paper.Top with pine nuts. |
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Bake a 325 degrees F about 12 minutes,or until
delicately browned.Cool slightly,then remove cookies to racks to cool.
About 3 dozen cookies. |
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In Italy good girls and boys got presents and
bad ones got coal.So it is like what we get if we’re bad or good. |
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According to legend,La Befana lived on the road the three wise
men took on their journey to visit the baby Jesus. The three wise men on
camels loaded down with gifts, approached La Befana’s house as she was busy
working. They stopped to ask directions to Bethlehem and to ask if she
could provide them with food and shelter for the night to see if she might
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them on their journey. La Befana was too busy to
talk to the wise men. Later she changed her mind and decided she should
have gone with the wise men. |
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La Befana gathered up some gifts and set off in
search of the Christ Child. Like the three wise men she followed the bright
star shining in the sky. She was not able to find the stable where the
Christ Child lay. |
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Befana did not give up and to this |
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day is still looking in every home for the
Christ Child. She flies on her broom to each house that is home to a child.
La Befana leaves gifts in every house she visits in case one of them
happens to be the Christ Child. |
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Christmas in Italy(book) |
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The Random House Dictionary(book) |
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EBSCO(website) |
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Christmas around the world(website) |
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