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Utile: Feste e Tradi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auguri | best wishes |
| Babbo Natale | Santa Claus |
| brindisi | a toast |
| Capodanno | New Years Day |
| carro allegorico | parade float |
| chiromante/indovino | fortune-teller |
| colomba | a traditional Easter cake |
| compleanno | birthday |
| Ferragosto | August 15: Feast of the Ascension |
| Festa del lavoro | Labor Day |
| festeggiare/celebrare | to celebrate |
| fiaba/favola | fairy tale |
| fuochi d'artificio | fireworks |
| i tarocchi | tarot cards |
| iettatura/jettatura | casting a spell |
| il presepe/presepio | nativity scene |
| incantesimo/fattura | magic spell |
| la Befana | a witch who brings toys on Epiphany |
| le stagioni: l'inverno, la primavera, l'estate, l'autunno | seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn |
| L'epifania | Epiphany (6 gennario) |
| mago/a | wizard/witch |
| maledizione | curse |
| malocchio | evil eye |
| maschera | mask of traditional character |
| Mercoledi delle ceneri | Ash Wednesday |
| Natale | Christmas |
| Onomastico | Saint's Day |
| panettone | Christmas bread |
| Pasqua | Easter |
| Pasquetta | the day after Easter |
| patrono/a | patron saint of a town or city |
| portafortuna | good luck charm |
| proverbio | proverb |
| quaresima | lent |
| Rom | gypsy |
| sagra | a feast for a local saint or product |
| santo patrono | patron saint |
| scampagnata | a picnic in the country |
| scongiuro | magic working against a curse |
| settimana santa | Holy week |
| sfilata | parade |
| sfortuna | bad luck |
| sopranaturale | supernatural |
| stega | witch |
| Torrone | Nougat candy |
| Uovo, le uova | egg(s) |
| veglione | big party before a holiday |
| vigilia | evening before a holiday |