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By Meaghan Hubley & |
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Jerrica Swim |
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The population in Italy in July 2007 was about
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capital of Italy is Rome. |
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There are lots of languages spoke in Italy but
the main language is Italian. |
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Buon Natale is how you say ‘Merry Christmas’ in
Italian. |
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World Book encyclopedia C-Ch book #3 page # 531 |
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Today, most Italians have artificial Christmas
trees but some still have real ones. |
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The trees are fir trees that are decorated with
lights and ornaments. There may be a star or angel on top. |
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http://www.christmas.com |
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Italians believe in La Befana,an old witch who
was too busy sweeping her house to go with the Three Kings to
Bethlehem. After sweeping, she set out
to find the Christ Child but lost her way.The legend says she continues her
search on January 5th
the night before Epiphany,Befana leaves gifts in children's shoes in
case one of them is the Christ Child. |
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Christmas In Italy page #21 |
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On Christmas Eve many Italians serve eels for
dinner. This dish is called Cenone. |
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They
also bake Christmas bread called panettone which contains raisins and
candied fruit. |
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Christmas lunch is called Tortellini in Brodo which
is filled pasta parcels in broth. |
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http://www.christmas.com/worldview |
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Ingredients |
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2 ½ pounds of eels,cleaned and dried |
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1 ½ cup flour |
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Salt and pepper to taste |
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1 teaspoon rosemary |
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1/3 cup of olive oil |
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Lemon slices |
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1. Cut eels crosswise into 3 inch pieces. Coat
with flour and season with salt ,pepper and rosemary. |
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2.heat oil in a skillet. Add coated eel pieces
and fry over medium heat until golden brown on both sides ( about 10
minutes ). |
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Accompany eel with lemon slices.6 servings |
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Christmas In Italy page #67 |
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Traditionally, La Befana brings presents to the
children. |
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The good children are the ones that get
presents. |
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The bad children will get only charcoal. |
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La Befana will only give children anything if
their shoes are by the fireplace. |
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Christmas In Italy page #21 |
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It is believed that the first church bells ever
used in a Christian service were Italian. (Christmas In Italy page #45.) |
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There is always music on the Italian’s
Christmas.(Christmas In Italy page #65) |
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