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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
Italian here too. Please note that Ferragosto is also a bank holiday, hence its non-religious character is stated by the law. Once the day might have been chosen to fit the widespread Catholic tradition (which builds upon the Pagan one) but it cannot be considered as a branch of a religious festival any more.
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 ...
Rio is a comune (municipality) in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, located on the island of Elba. The municipality is formed by the towns of Rio Marina, Rio nell'Elba, Cavo and Bagnaia, and the villages of Capo d'Arco, Nisportino, Nisporto and Ortano. Rio also includes the small islands of Cerboli and Palmaiola. [2]
Rionero in Vulture (Arbëreshë Albanian: Arrionero) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata.It is located on the slopes of Monte Vulture in the northern part of the region.
Carrù is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Cuneo. Carrù borders the following municipalities: Bastia Mondovì , Bene Vagienna , Clavesana , Farigliano , Magliano Alpi , Mondovì , and Piozzo .
Nuoro (Italian pronunciation: ⓘ or less correctly; [3] Sardinian: Nùgoro [ˈnuɣɔɾɔ]) [3] [a] is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene.
Ferragosto in bikini is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. The film is named after a hit song of musical group Quartetto Cetra , who also makes a brief cameo appearance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]