| Question |
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| Answer |
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| la Befana |
a benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on Jan 6 (Epiphany) |
| il Capodanno |
New Year's Day |
| la colomba |
traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove |
| il discorso |
speech |
| i fuochi artificiali |
fireworks |
| il Natale |
Christmas |
| il pandoro |
traditional Christmas cake |
| il panettone |
traditional Christmas cake |
| la Pasqua |
Easter |
| il patrono |
patron |
| la Quaresima |
Lent |
| la sfilata |
parade |
| il torrone |
traditional Christmas nougat |
| le uova di Pasqua |
chocolate Easter eggs |
| l'amuleto |
amulet |
| il/la chiromante |
fortune teller |
| fare le corna |
to knock on wood |
| In buca al luppo!/Creppi il lupo! |
Good luck!/Thank you! |
| il malocchio |
evil eye |
| portare fortuna |
to bring luck |
| portare sfortuna |
to bring bad luck |
| scaramantico/a |
superstitious |
| la scaramanzia, lo scongiuro |
superstitious practice |
| scongiurare |
to ward off bad luck |
| il soprannaturale |
supernatural |
| il talismano |
talisman |
| toccare ferro |
to knock on wood (literally to touch iron) |
| tramandare |
to pass down, to transmit |
| la cultura contadina |
peasant culture |
| la favola, la fiaba |
fairy tale, fable |
| il folklore |
folklore |
| il gesto |
gesture |
| stagionale |
seasonal |
| l'usanza, gli usi, i costumi |
customs |
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