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Celebrating an unusual
Italian Easter
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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
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Sauces of
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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
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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.
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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
