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Ch. 6

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