The document provides a photographic tour of Christmas celebrations and traditions in various regions throughout Italy. Brief descriptions accompany photographs of Christmas markets, religious sites decorated for the holidays, and streets adorned with lights in numerous Italian cities, including Bologna, Assisi, Capri, Milano, Cesenatico, Bolzano, Firenze, Grazzano Visconti, Genova, Napoli, Modena, Palermo, Verona, Ravenna, Sorrento, Udine, Salerno, Vicenza, Cagliari, Torino, Trento, Taranto, Trieste, Venezia, Roma, Murano, and Torino. The document also includes

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2. Bologna – Emilia Romagna Italian sophistication at Christmas

3. Trento – Trentino-Alto Agide Xmas Tree in front of Santa Maria - the Church where the Council of Trent was held

4. Bologna – Emilia Romagna Christmas is coming and Bologna is getting ready...

5. Assisi – Umbria Christmas Eve – The Mass of the Rooster will soon begin

6. Capri – Campania The Piazzeta, even more beautiful by Christmas lights

7. Milano – Lombardia Xmas decoration

8. Cesenatico a Natale - Emilia Romagna The whole port area has become a Christmas Crib (Presepe) disposed on old boats

9. Bolzano – Trentino-Alto Adige Christmas Market

10. Firenze – Toscana Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) at Christmas

11. Grazzano Visconti - Emilia Romagna everybody busy in the kitchens cooking Christmas dinner

12. Genova – Liguria The Mazzini Gallery

13. Milano – Lombardia The Duomo - Santa Maria Nativity Cathedral

14. Napoli – Campania detail of a Napolitan alley - which is not a city but a state of beeing!

15. Milano – Lombardia one of the streets with the city’s best commerce

16. Modena – Emilia Romagna Christmas lights projected on the building at Piazza Grande (Large Square), Modena

17. Napoli – Campania Struffoli - typical Napolitan Christmas candy

18. Milano – Lombardia Christmas snow in Duomo Square

19. Napoli – Campania The Umberto I Gallery

20. Napoli – Campania Tree of wishes - a fine tradition at Umberto I Gallery

21. Palermo – Sicilia Theater Massimo

22. Verona – Veneto Arena

23. Napoli – Campania Old Naples – La Pignasecca food market

24. Palermo – Sicilia Vicolo Burgiò at Christmas

25. Pompei – Campania Christmas little market

26. Milano – Lombardia At Moschino’s window shop in Via Sant’Andrea – Santa Claus in Psychoanalysis

27. Roma - Lacio Piazza di Spagna and Via Condotti

28. Ravenna – Emilia Romagna Merry-go-round

29. Roma - Lacio Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City

30. Milano – Lombardia Duomo Square - Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery

31. Milano – Lombardia Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery – Milan's most elegant shopping mall

32. Milano – Lombardia Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery – Christmas decoration – detail

33. Roma - Lacio Coliseum and Christmas tree

34. Roma - Lacio Santa Claus at Piazza Navona

35. Sorrento – Campania Christmas in Tasso Square

36. Roma - Lacio Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City

37. Udine – Friuli-Venezia Giulia San Giacomo Square

38. Roma - Lacio Pantheon and Christmas tree

39. Salerno – Campania Christmas decoration

40. Vicenza – Veneto Santa Claus with white horses – Italian creativity

41. Sardegna – Autonomous Region of Sardegna Cagliari, Sardinia - The Bastion of St. Remy

42. Torino – Piemonte Christmas time

43. Trento – Trentino-Alto Agide the Christmas tourist little train

44. Taranto – Puglia Downtown at Christmas

45. It’s Italy... Alfa ... enough!

46. Trieste – Friuli-Venezia Giulia Christmas rain

47. Venezia – Veneto Gondoliers as Santa Claus

48. Roma – L acio - Basilica of Santa Maria at Trastevere, Rome – Christmas Lunch of the Sant'Egidio Community with more than 700 needy friends

49. Verona – Veneto A romantic Christmas tree

50. Murano – Veneto A Christmas tree in glass, Murano of course

51. Venezia – Veneto Venice in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve

52. Torino – Piemonte … and after Christmas dinner ... delights of a bakery... ...

53. Images: from the Internet, with credits to the authors Music : Bianco Natale - White Christmas – Andrea Bocelli Creation, research, compiling and formatting : Delza Dias Ferreira [email_address] Review of the Italian and English version : Flavio Musa de F. Guimarães Technical collaboration : Claudia Ricci Brazil – São Paulo – XII - 2010 www.culturesandart.com

54. White Christmas Music and lyrics - Irving Berlin – 1942 Bianco Natale - Irene Grandi Col bianco tuo candor, neve sai dar la gioia ad ogni cuor, è Natale ancora la grande festa che sa tutti conquistar. Un canto vien dal ciel, lento che con la neve dona a noi un Natale pieno d'amor un Natale di felicità. Tu, neve scendi ancor lenta per dare gioia ad ogni cuor, alza gli occhi e guarda lassù, è Natale non soffrire più. Quel lieve tuo candor, neve discende lieto nel mio cuor ... Tu, dici nel cader neve il cielo devi ringraziar, alza gli occhi e guarda lassù, è Natale non soffrire più.

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