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CIX• N. 7 • THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 • GIOVEDÌ 6 APRILE 2017 FACEBOOK.COM/ITALOAMERICANONEWSPAPER italoamericano.org $ 2.25 D ATE D MATE RI AL - D O NO T D E LAY Celebrating an unusual Italian Easter C hocolate eggs are stacked high in supermercati, Colomba dove cakes dec- orate pasticcerie windows and lambs are being made ready for the dining table. But away from the well-known traditions of an Italian Easter there are many dif- ferent ways to celebrate. From cheese rolling to Florentine fire- works, dancing devils to sprint- ing Madonnas and tree lifting to egg Olympics Italians love to ELIZABETH SALTHOUSE Founded in 1908 Published by L'Italo American Foundation The #1 source for all things Italian since 1908 616 Foothill Blvd #D Monrovia, CA 91016 - Tel: (626) 359-7715 . . .. . .. . . . . . LOS ANGELES A Little "Eataly" in Los Angeles Page 24 SAN FRANCISCO "All Roads Lead to Rome" Page 30 HERITAGE The Wonder of the World Page 18 LA BUONA TAVOLA Sauces of Sicily Page 38 Alghero, a small Barcelona in Italy PG.12 mark Easter. Here are some of the more unusual ways to mark a wonderful Italian Easter. Good Friday As the Vatican prepares a series of solemn Easter weekend events including the candlelit "Way of the Cross" procession from the Colosseum, towns and villages around the country are marking the religious festival in their own unique ways. In Enna, Sicily, over 2000 fri- ars in ancient costume parade Apulia's Liquid Gold: Fruity, Bitter and a Touch of Spicy Italian crime's new frontier: luxury food theft PG. 10 PG. 8 PG. 7 PG. 6 IN ITALIANO L'Italo Americano Holy Week in Sicily. Traditional Festival "Dance of the Devils" in Easter. It is represented with the death and two devils go in search of souls. The eternal struggle of good and evil. LA VITA ITALIANA NEWS & FEATURES TRAVEL brarla. Dal formaggio che rotola ai fuochi artificiali fiorentini, dai diavoli danzanti alle Madonne di corsa, dal sollevamento degli alberi alle Olimpiadi delle uova, gli italiani amano celebrare la Pasqua. Ecco alcuni dei modi più insoliti di festeggiare una meravi- gliosa Pasqua italiana. Venerdì Santo Mentre il Vaticano prepara una serie di eventi solenni per il fine settimana di Pasqua, inclusa la processione della "Via Crucis" L e uova di cioccolato sono impilate nei supermercati, le colombe decorano le vetrine delle pasticcerie e gli agnelli sono preparati per le cene. Ma lontano dalle ben conosciute tradizioni della Pasqua italiana, ci sono molti modi diversi di cele- Celebrare un'insolita Pasqua italiana

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