The Italian Culture

By: Lizzie Bennett

My race is… Caucasian

My Family’s Ethnicity is…Italian!!!!!!!!!!!!

My family came from Sicily and Naples.The pink Island on the Bottom is Sicily and Naples is by CampaniaThe orange area north of Sicily!

Language

In my house we speak English.My mom and grandma will speak a little bit of Italian.

But we aren’t fluent with the language.

Holidays

Christmas

On Christmas eve my Grandparents sleep in the guestroom up-stairs. On

Christmas morning we swap gifts and eat candy.

Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving we either fly or drive up to New Jersey

and spend the Holiday with my mom’s side of the family

at my Aunt Deb’s house.

Easter

On Easter my Aunt, Uncle, and 2 cousins come down and

we all celebrate together by searching for Easter eggs

and at 2 o’clock we eat! My mom makes her awesome Penne Vodka! It is Penne

pasta with a YUMMY Vodka sauce on top! It is always a

favorite!

4th of July

On 4th of July it is also my parents anniversary.

My dad goes out and gets my sisters and I poppers and sparklers! We also watch

my neighbors do fireworks!

Mother’s/Father’s Day

Mother’s DayWe give my mom gifts and eat

breakfast!

Father’s DaySame as mother’s day!

New Years Eve

On New Years Eve we have a big party and invite all our friends. At midnight the kids get sparkling apple cider and the adults

have real Champagne!

Birthdays

On birthdays the birthday person gets to choose what we do that day. Then after that’s

accomplished, we have whatever dinner they want! Then of course we do cake and candles.After that we open presents. It is always fun.

Religion

My religion is Catholic

Traditions

• We go to New Jersey for the Thanksgiving holiday

• Before we leave The Magic Kingdom we get popcorn

• We always eat dinner together• On Tuesdays my mom makes tacos for taco

Tuesday• My grandmother in New Jersey makes baked

ziti for us every time we come up

Foods we eat

My family’s main meals are:

Chicken Pasta Pizza

Music and Dance

• Italians dance the Tarantella

• Opera(My Uncle is a famous operapianist! And my Aunt sings Opera!)

Facts About ItalyItaly is known for its food. This is why you always see

Italian restaurants on the side of the road!Fashion is a big thing in Italy. Many famous fashion

designers come from Italy (ex. Armani, Gucci, Prada, and Versace).

Everyday working Italians take a riposo anytime between 12-4 and everything gets closed down. During this time Italians have their major meal of the day.

And their architecture is AMAZING!!!!! The Coliseumin Rome has been standing since 80 A.D. it is 1930 years old! The Leaning Tower of Pisa ->has been standing since 1372. Its 638 years old!!!!

Famous people from Italy

Italy is home to some very famous people. For example:

• Leonardo Da Vinci The famous artist,he painted The Mona Lisa and The LastSupper

• Galileo Galilei the founder of modern experimental science

• Enrico Fermi father of the atomic bomb

• Frank Sinatra the famous singerwas an Italian-American.

I could go on and on…Basically, there are a lot of famous artists, scientists and singers!

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