Italy On This Day

What lies behind the tradition of Pesce d'Aprile ? The April 1 tradition in Italy is to stick a cut-out fish on someone's ba...

Pilgrims honour the saint famous for his miracles The Basilica di Sant'Antonio in Padua The feast of Saint Anthony of Padua (Sa...

Celebrating Christmas the Italian way   Christmas Day in Italy is very much a family feast just as in other parts of the world. Afte...

Feasting on fish the night before Christmas The day before Christmas, la Vigilia di Natale , is also referred to as ‘the feast of the s...