Subito dopo il Natale, la celebrazione liturgica ricorda Santo Stefano che è, per antonomasia il protomartire: il primo cristiano che ha testimoniato la propria fede in Cristo e ne ha professato la parola in modo tanto coerente ed estremo da subire il martirio avvenuto per lapidazione Secondo la leggenda la mamma di Stefano, una ragazza… Read More La leggenda di Santo Stefano
🌟MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!🌟 I don’t want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need And I don’t care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don’t need to hang my stocking There upon the fireplace Santa Claus… Read More “All I Want for Christmas Is You”🌟
In the Catholic religion August 20 is the Feast Day of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a medieval French monk who died on that date in 1153 A.D. In a sermon given on the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, celebrated annually on September 29, he uttered the well known sentence : “Qui me amat,… Read More Saint Bernard & others
International Kissing Day 2018 is today! It was established in 2006 to celebrate lovers, and is now an annual event. An iconic representation of this celebration is the famous photo “V-J Day in Times Square” taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt on Victory over Japan Day in New York City, on August 14, 1945 It is the… Read More ♥ International Kissing Day: July 6 ♥
Oggi, nella basilica di Agliate Brianza si è rinnovato Il rito dell’accensione del pallone di ovatta posto sopra l’altare, in memoria degli apostoli Pietro e Paolo, come simbolo del loro martirio. Il rito mi ha riportato alla memoria immagini del mio passato, di quell’ infanzia in cui ogni gesto diventava carico di significati… Read More L’accensione del pallone
The Bukharian emir liked Samarkand bread and ordered to bake it in his court. He was told that bread would be tasty only if it was baked in Samarkand, but the khan ordered to bring bakers from Samarkand to Bukhara. The order was carried out and the best baker was brought to the palace, but… Read More Samarkand bread
How Khiva got its name Many years ago, between the Central Asian deserts of the Kyzyl-Kum and Kaza-kum, on the spot where Khiva now stands, there was a very small settlement, which had no name. Very kind and friendly people lived there, and because of their fresh clean water, hundreds of caravans carrying silk, cloth,… Read More Khiva’s water
According to a legend, the Lord, after creating the Earth, began to divide it among the various peoples. Uzbek was very kind, so when he stood in line for the land he let all those behind him pass by. When his turn arrived, it was too late and no land was left. Therefore the… Read More A legend
September of My Years One day you turn around and it’s summer Next day you turn around and it’s fall And all the winters and the springs of a lifetime Whatever happened to them all? As a man who has always had the wandering ways I keep looking back to yesterdays ‘Til a long-forgotten love… Read More “September of My Years”
In Italy, today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr. In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries, this holiday is commonly known as Boxing Day, which takes its name from the practice of giving small gifts , Christmas “boxes”, to household servants , or to the poor,… Read More 26 December: Saint Stephen’s Day
