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The main elements of Italian culture are its art, music, cinema, style, and food. Italy was the birthplace of opera, [6] and for generations the language of opera was Italian, irrespective of the nationality of the composer.
Pratima may refer to: Pratima (Jainism), enlightenment in Jainism; Murti, or pratima, a devotional image in Hinduism; Pratima, a 1945 Indian film; Pratima Bansal, Canadian economist; Protima Bedi, Indian model and classical dancer
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 ...
The ancient course of the Palio, from an 18th-century engraving. The ancient church of San Lazzaro and the cippo del pilone (stone pylon - the starting point of the race) are visible in the background; San Secondo of Asti, to whom the race is dedicated, is in the center, and in the foreground two competitors are about to enter the city through the gate of San Pietro.
The Italian wolf features prominently in Latin and Italian cultures, such as in the legend of the founding of Rome. [8] It is unofficially considered the national animal of Italy. [9] [10] The Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus or Canis lupus lupus), also known as the Apennine wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the Italian Peninsula.
The Festival delle Sagre features Italy's largest open-air restaurant, offering a variety of authentic Piedmont cuisine. More than 40 Pro Loco organizations of the Province of Asti present their specialties, accompanied by Asti DOC and DOCG wines, from stalls set up in Asti's large, central 'Campo del Palio' square, arranged to re-create an old village atmosphere.
With the earlier spread and later adoption of Christianity as the state religion, along with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the subsequent invasions, migrations, and conquests by barbarian populations, Rome, like everything that was its empire, saw the disappearance of many of its customs and traditions, including many of its festivals.
The 1700s refers to a period in Italian history and culture which occurred during the 18th century (1700–1799): the Settecento. [1] The Settecento saw the transition from Late Baroque to Neoclassicism: great artists of this period include Vanvitelli, Canaletto and Canova, as well as the composer Vivaldi and the writer Goldoni.