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  2. Mythology of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, Roman mythology may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period.

  3. Culture of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Italy is considered a cultural superpower and the Italian peninsula one of the birthplaces of Western civilization. [2] [3] The main elements of Italian culture are its art, music, cinema, style, and food. Italy was the birthplace of opera, [4] and for generations the language of opera was Italian, irrespective of the nationality of the composer.

  4. Traditions of Italy - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Monaciello - Wikipedia

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    After a long day, if he found himself in someone's apartment, he expected the residents to share their wine and food as a thank you for his important work. Most people appreciated Monaciello and generously offered what they had. However, if a family refused, Monaciello could become mean and spiteful, even returning later to steal their valuables.

  6. Folklore of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The Italian folk revival was accelerating by 1966, when the Istituto Ernesto de Martino was founded by Gianni Bosio in Milan to document Italian oral culture and traditional music. Today, Italy's folk music is often divided into several spheres of geographic influence, a classification system proposed by Alan Lomax in 1956 and often repeated since.

  7. Mysticism - Wikipedia

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    The meaning derives from the initiatory rites of the pagan mysteries. [web 2] Also appearing in the New Testament is the related noun μυστήριον (mustérion or mystḗrion), the root word of the English term "mystery". The term means "anything hidden", a mystery or secret, of which initiation is necessary.

  8. Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people ...

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    Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...

  9. Stella d'Italia - Wikipedia

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    The protective or providential meaning of the star was then adopted by Italian Fascism and the Italian resistance movement, which placed it on the flag of the National Liberation Committee, as well as by the republicans and the monarchists on the occasion of the institutional referendum of 2 June 1946, which took place according to the end of ...