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A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Christmastide and the holiday season. Christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding Christmas Day by many people (including some non-Christians) in Western society and ...
It contains three artworks by Antonio Concioli: a Nativity, Adoration by the Magi, and Repose in Egypt. The Sampaio Chapel in the left transept is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. It includes Pietro Bracci's 1750 funerary monument of Manuel Pereira de Sampaio, Portuguese ambassador to the Holy See and Governor of Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi.
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language –speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa . [ 1 ]
Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world. [1] Antónia is a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish feminine form of Anton, Antal and António used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Switzerland, Brazil, and Argentina, as well as parts of Romania. [2]
Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.
The Basque influence in Portuguese is believed to have entered mainly through Spanish, because many of those who took part in the Reconquista and later repopulation campaigns in Portugal, were of Basque lineage. [citation needed] carrasco "executioner" or "Portuguese oak", from Basque karraska "thunder, crash of falling tree" [3]
Christmas nutcrackers are a part of holiday décor in many households, whether they actually crack nuts or stand at attention on a festive mantel. But have you ever wondered how nutcrackers became ...
"The Nightmare Before Christmas" has a cult following, but even the biggest fans may not have caught these background gems and fun references. 20 details you probably missed in 'The Nightmare ...