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Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated on 15 August in all of Italy. It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of Emperor Augustus, who made 1 August a day of rest after weeks of hard work on the agricultural sector. It became a custom for the workers to wish their employers buon Ferragosto and receive a
Mid-August Lunch (originally released as Pranzo di ferragosto) is a 2008 Italian comedy-drama and the directorial debut of Italian actor and screenwriter Gianni Di Gregorio. It was produced by Italian writer-director Matteo Garrone whose 2008 film Gomorrah was co-written by Di Gregorio. It currently is being distributed in the US by Zeitgeist ...
The Feast of San Gennaro (in Italian: Festa di San Gennaro), also known as San Gennaro Festival, is a Neapolitan and Italian-American patronal festival dedicated to Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples and Little Italy, New York. [1] His feast is celebrated on 19 September in the calendar of the Catholic Church. [a] [3] [4]
Ferragosto (Assumption) Commemoration of the Virgin Mary's assumption into heaven 3 September The Feast of Saint Marinus and the Republic National feast of Saint Marinus (San Marino), celebrating the origin of the Republic in 301 1 November All Saints' Day: Feast dedicated to all saints 2 November All Souls' Day
Today, the country’s entire fleet of 240 Gritters have all been lovingly named by citizens through local radio, newspaper and school contests. The names range from pop culture icons to snow puns
The Greg Rowles Legacy Theater, an 800 seat variety show, is set to open on April 1, 2024 on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The show will last more than two hours and feature all live music.
The origin of this festival can be reconducted to 1314 [104] as reported by Giovanni Del Giudice in the Chronicon Parmense. [105] The festival was held every year on 15 August, from the 14th century to Napoleon's arrival in the 19th century. [106] Starting from 1978 the competition was brought to a new life. [104] [check quotation syntax]
A cop killer who shot an NYPD officer to death in 1984 over the theft of a pair of trendy eyeglass frames was released from prison Tuesday on parole, delivering a gut punch to the officer’s ...