Health and Happiness to you all for 2013
Italians are well known for their love of festivals and celebrations and New Year’s Eve is no exception. December 31st is known as La Festa di San Silvestro', the feast of St. Sylvester, a fourth-century pope. It is a time for a large meal traditionally with ones family, but also besides eating it is a time to party with family and friends. Lentils are traditionally eaten as part of the meal because they symbolize money and good fortune for the coming year, as the spiced sausage called Zampone to promise a good quality of life for the coming year. After the meal, people often gather in the local piazzas to await the coming of the New Year. At midnight, there are often fireworks displays and the celebrations last well into the night.
In Roma the festivities are centred around the Piazza del Popolo as can be seen in this video. Capodanno 2012 - Roma - Piazza del Popolo
Thankyou to all my wonderful blogging friends for your Christmas greetings and kind words of appreciation. May 2013 be a great Blogging Year for readers and writers alike. Please consider if you are interested in Travel, Photography and Books following my other blogs in 2013, as your encouragement helps me keep motivated to continue. LindyLouMac's Book Reviews, Travel Tales, LindyLouMac's World in Photos.
FELIZ 2013 e quando morei aí,estive na festa aí nessa Piazza! beijos,chica
ReplyDeleteHappy New year to you and your family, enjoy the celebrations!
ReplyDeleteNew year's greetings to you and all Italy!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Lindy!
ReplyDeleteMerry belated Christmas too
I am wishing you all the best
warmly hug
All Good Things for 2013!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda. I always love hearing about all the Festivals that take place in Italy, and thank you for sharing them with us. Wishing you and David a happy and healthy new year, filled with joy.
ReplyDeleteSending best wishes to you Lindy, and looking forward to seeing more photos from Italy in 2013.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and very best wishes for 2013.
ReplyDeleteLentils and spiced sausage sound so delicious!! Especially on a chilly New Year's Eve. :-) Wishing you an absolutely wonderful New Year, dear Linda, and really hoping your husband feels so much better soon. XO
ReplyDeleteLinda, Happy New Year to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you. I've enjoyed having a little glimpse into your world and getting to know you.
ReplyDeleteAnn
Happy new year. Great job.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too Lindy.
ReplyDeleteIt has been nice knowing you.
May the new year brings prosperity and much awaited goodness for you and your family :)
wishing you and yours a wonderful 2013 Linda. I have enjoyed a snapshot of life in Italy through your blogs this year, and will certainly be back through 2013. And I thank you also for your support. As you say encouragement makes us continue! hugs to you Linda.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and yours, hope it is a really good one for you. Thanks for sharing your life with us all. xx
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year. Wish you a wonderful 2013.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Linda. All the best for 2013 :-)
ReplyDeleteVery best wishes to you and may 2013 be happy and healthy! Xcat
ReplyDeletePerfetto. Aggiungo anche l'uva, che qui in Italia, al pari delle lenticchie, simboleggia e augura denaro per il nuovo anno. Tanti tanti auguri di salute e felicità!
ReplyDeleteDona
Happy New Year! I knew when I came to your blog that there would be a celebration information on your post. Italy seems like such a wonderful, festive place!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Lindylou! I hope it will be filled with all good things. I love your sparkly flashing sign...very glam! I have loved communicating with you over this past year, and look forward to the next.
ReplyDeleteI must say, I do love all these traditions and festivals the Italians have. I think it helps to connect the generations.
Lots of love to you, Linda xx
Happy New Year, Lindylou! xo Ginger
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year 2013! :)
ReplyDeleteHello, Lindy! Buon anno e felice 2013!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across your blog through Laura Fabiani and I stumbled upon hers when I was looking for ideas for my personal project (The Italian Reading Challenge).
I'm already 4 months into learning the beautiful language and the more I build a relationship with it, the more in love I am with it... Haha!
My dear friend
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your wishes!
I wish yoy from my heart a very Happy new year, with love and blessing for your family!
Many kisses
A very Happy New Year to you too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all you have shared this past year. Wishing you and your family a wonderful new year with lots of happiness and good health.
ReplyDeleteHugs and all the best in 2013!
Ownerable Admin nice sharing about New year thanks for providing.
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I always enjoy visiting your blog. Thank you for your visits to me through the year. Best wishes for health and happiness in the New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New year my friend! I've always loved your blog and it looks like I am finally able to comment again! I'm wishing you the very best year ahead! My next door neighbors are spending Christmas AND New years in Italy! Wish I was there, too! Sweet hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year y'all~
ReplyDeleteWishing you only the best in 2013.