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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. [1]
The culture of Italy encompasses the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, and customs of the Italian peninsula and of the Italians throughout history. Italy has been the centre of the Roman civilization, the Catholic Church, and of the Renaissance, as well as the starting point of movements with a great international impact such as the Baroque ...
The cultural landscape of the Benedictine settlements in medieval Italy several sites 2016 ii, v, vi (cultural) This nomination comprises eight monasteries of Benedictines, a religious monastic order founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia in the 6th century. The monasteries were centres of culture and learning and were influential across Europe.
Panettone Living nativity scene in Milazzo Christmas market in Merano Zampognari in Molise during the Christmas period. Christmas in Italy (Italian: Natale) is one of the country's major holidays and begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany ...
Today, Italy has an important place in the international art scene, with several major art galleries, museums and exhibitions; major artistic centres in the country include Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Turin, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Syracuse and other cities. Italy is home to 60 World Heritage Sites, the largest number of any country in the ...
Italy is one of the birthplaces of Western culture and a cultural superpower. [314] Italy's culture has been shaped by a multitude of regional customs and local centres of power and patronage. [315] Italy has made a substantial contribution to the cultural and historical heritage of Europe. [316]
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A trapezophore (table stand), part of the Ascoli Satriano marble set, found in a 4th-century B.C. Daunian tomb, preserved in the Civic Museum of Ascoli Satriano. The culture of Apulia (Italian: Puglia), the region that constitutes the extreme southeast of the Italian peninsula, has had, since ancient times, mixed influences from the West and the East, due to its strategic position near the ...