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Strega Nona is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.If considered as a folktale, the story is Aarne-Thompson type 565, the Magic Mill. It concerns Strega Nona (resembling what would be "Grandma Witch" in Italian, although this would actually be "Nonna Strega", with the two words reversed and the first one spelled with a double n) and her helper, Big Anthony.
Strega Nona Meets Her Match (1993) Strega Nona—Her Story (1996) Big Anthony—His Story (1998) Strega Nona Takes a Vacation (2000) Brava, Strega Nona!: A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book (2008) Strega Nona's Harvest (2009) Strega Nona's Gift (2011) Strega Nona Does It Again (2013) Strega Nona and Her Tomatoes (2017) – a Ready-to-Read book; Strega ...
There was a poor but good little girl who lived alone with her mother, and they no longer had anything to eat. So the child went into the forest, and there an aged woman met her who was aware of her sorrow, and presented her with a little pot, which when she said, "Cook, little pot, cook," would cook good, sweet millet porridge, and when she said, "Stop, little pot," it ceased to cook.
The nostalgic story has us cozying up with our knitted blankets and bowls upon bowls of bolognese.
Nona, a Malaysian women's magazine "Nona" (short story), a 1978 story by Stephen King; the title character of Strega Nona, a children's book by Tomie dePaola; La Nona, a 1979 Argentine film; Nona, an animated short film by Pixar; Nona (2017 film), a film by Michael Polish; Nona, a 1985-present Malaysian television series on TV3
A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany (Italian: Festa dell'Epifania). [2] [3] Many people believe that the name Befana is derived from the Italian version of the Greek word epifania or epiphaneia (Greek, επιφάνεια = appearance, surface; English: epiphany) and this is the most popular theory.
Stregheria (Italian pronunciation: [streɡeˈriːa]) is a neo-pagan tradition similar to Wicca, with Italian and Italian American origins. [1] While most practitioners consider Stregheria to be a distinct tradition from Wicca, some academics consider it to be a form of Wicca or an offshoot.
Vachss' literary awards include the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Strega [as La Sorcière de Brooklyn]; the Falcon Award, Maltese Falcon Society of Japan, for Strega; the Deutscher Krimi Preis for Flood [as Kata]; and the Raymond Chandler Award for his body of work. Andrew Vachss was a member of PEN and the Writers Guild of America.