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Vocabolario: Holidays - Le Feste Flashcards

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1
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the holiday
the holidays

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la festa
Le feste

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New Year’s Day

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(il) Capodanno

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New Year’s Eve / St. Sylvester’s Day

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la vigilia di Capodanno / San Silvestro

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Epiphany / old, ugly, but good, witch

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l’Epifania / La Befana (more common name) 6 Gennaio

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Valentine’s Day

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San Valentino

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Easter

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La Pasqua

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Passover

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la Pasqua ebraica

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Father’s Day / St. Joseph’s Day

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la Festa del papà / San Giuseppe

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International Women’s Day

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la Festa della donna

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Liberation Day

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la Festa della Liberazione (25 Aprile)

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Labor Day

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la Festa del Lavoro

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Mother’s Day

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la Festa della mamma

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Republic Day

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la Festa della Repubblica (2 Giugno)

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horse race in Siena

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il Palio di Siena (2 Luglio, 16 Agosto)

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Feast of the Assumption

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il Ferragosto (15 Agosto, the height of summer)

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All Saints’ Day

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la Festa di Ognissanti (1 Novembre)

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Christmas Eve

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la vigilia di Natale

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Christmas

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Natale (m.)

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Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)

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la Festa della Chanukah (pronounced chen-oo-kah) (Festa delle luci)

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food festival

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la sagra gastronomica

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feast of the patron saint

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la festa del patrono

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St. John’s Day (Patron Saint of Florence)

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la Festa di San Giovanni Battista (24 Giugno)

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Italian Carnival/Fat Tuesday

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Carnevale

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Halloween

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Halloween

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What food do people eat during carnival?
chiacchiere (Syria thinks they're great, look them up)
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celebratory toast
il brindisi
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dinner for Christmas Eve / New Year’s Eve / Easter
il cenone
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spiced Italian sausage
il cotechino
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lentils
le lenticchie
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sparkling white wine
lo spumante
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mimosas (flowers)
le mimose, given for International Women's Day
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sweet rice fritters
le frittelle di riso, eaten on Father's Day.
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Easter egg (eggs)
l’uovo (pl. le uova) di Pasqua
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dove-shaped Easter cake
la colomba
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chestnuts
le castagne
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Christmas cake (topped with powdered sugar)
il pandoro
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Christmas cake with candied fruit
il panettone
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Sienese fruit and nut cake
il panforte
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fish
il pesce
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type of bingo (for Xmas, similar to monopoly)
la tombola
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nougat candy
il torrone
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to adorn / to decorate
addobbare (usually used when describing the xmas tree)
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to wish
augurare
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to bless
benedire
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to make a toast
brindare
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to celebrate
celebrare
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to decorate
decorare
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to wrap
incartare
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to give a gift
regalare
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to exchange
scambiarsi
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Good Friday
venerdì santo
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the Christmas tree
l'albero di Natale
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the lights
le luci
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xmas baubles
le palline (meaning the little balls)
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the present(s)
il regalo i regali
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the decoration(s)
la decorazione le decorazioni
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Santa Claus
Babbo Natale
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the candelabra
il candelabro
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the stocking
la calza
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the candies, the chocolates
le caramelle, i cioccolatini
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coal
il carbone
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the mask
la maschera
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the carnival float
il carro
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the parade
la sfilata
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"Merry Christmas"
"Buon Natale!"
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"Happy Hanukkah"
"Felice Chanukah!"

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