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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.
Traditions of Italy are sets of traditions, beliefs, values, and customs that belongs within the culture of Italian people. These traditions have influenced life in Italy for centuries, and are still practiced in modern times. Italian traditions are directly connected to Italy's ancestors, which says even more about Italian history.
In Italian folklore and folk customs, the Befana (Italian:) is a witch-like old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi. [1] The Befana is a widespread tradition among Italians and thus has many names.
Italy is one of the birthplaces of Western culture and a cultural superpower. [313] Italy's culture has been shaped by a multitude of regional customs and local centres of power and patronage. [314] Italy has made a substantial contribution to the cultural and historical heritage of Europe. [315]
The culture of Rome in Italy refers to the arts, high culture, language, religion, politics, libraries, cuisine, architecture and fashion in Rome, Italy. Rome was supposedly founded in 753 BC and ever since has been the capital of the Roman Empire, one of the main centres of Christianity, the home of the Roman Catholic Church and the seat of the Italian Republic.
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.
Pisa Cathedral, a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as Pisan Romanesque [5]. The 2012 Global Religious Landscape survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (an American think tank) found that 83.3% of Italy's residents were Christians, 12.4% were irreligious, atheist or agnostic, 3.7% were Muslims and 0.6% adhered to other religions. [6]
Lavandera: La Lavandera or the "Washerwoman" is a couple dance in 2 4 rhythm with two parts, one with the women miming washing movements while the men strut like roosters and the other a kind of antique polka. Quadriglia di Aviano: A dance in square formation for four couples in 2 4 rhythm. In the pattern of the dance, the head couples change ...