My Personal Italian Notes

When I started studying Italian, I was looking for different ways to learn better the language. One of the most enjoyable was (and still is) music. On Spotify I have a large library of italian songs - classics, news and various genres. So many artists have stolen my heart that I wouldn’t be able to mention their names in the one blog post. That’s why I decided to let go of the famous hits and focus only on a few yonger singers who impressed me.  Nyv The first is Mirella Nyvinne Pinternagel. She is the twenty-three year old girl, who has Moroccan and German origins. She writes lyrics in French, Italian and German and plays many musical instruments. In 2018 she comes in 3rd place in one of the category of the Sanremo Festival, She was also one of the competitors at a talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.  On March 20, his debut album Low Profile is released digitally. I love deep timbre of her voice and sensibility.  Gaia Gaia Gozzi is a singer and songwriter of...

Today is unique in many parts of the world, including Italy, where is celebrated Befana's day. It's a public holiday that ends the Christmas period. In this time events are organized in many cities, and the most important happens in Rome at Piazza Navona with numerous temporary stalls where you can buy local delicacies, figures of Befana or gift socks. The program is also full of  music and theater and the biggest attraction is the living nativity scene. Is also famous the festival in Urbania, which lasts from 2 to 6 January. This year, due to the epidemic, all events were canceled. Of course, you can take part in some of the attractions, like performances, online. But for Italians it's a sad time without a magical  and happy atmosphere.      The Epiphany at Piazza Navona   (source: https://www.tgtourism.tv/2017/11/piazza-navona-pubblicate-le-graduatorie-la-festa-della-befana-50553/ Who is Befana and what is her story? Befana is a good witch who c...