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By: Easter in Calabria | Bleeding Espresso

Easter in Calabria | Bleeding Espresso — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:02:15 +0000

[...] Pasqua in Calabria: A description of Badolato Superiore’s day long procession on Sabato Santo (Holy Saturday) and La Cunfrunta, the magical Easter Sunday meeting between the Madonna and Jesus. [...]

By: bleedingespresso.com » la buona cucina americana (plus pasqua in calabria)

bleedingespresso.com » la buona cucina americana (plus pasqua in calabria) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:42:53 +0000

[...] Check out Pasqua in Calabria for a description of our day long procession on Sabato Santo (Holy Saturday) and the magical Easter [...]

By: bleedingespresso.com » what’s cooking wednesday: easter calabrian cuzzupa (and a meme!)

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:43:40 +0000

[...] I know Easter has come and gone, but I promised a cuzzupa recipe about a week ago, and a cuzzupa recipe you shall [...]

By: bleedingespresso.com » pasqua in calabria: the photos

bleedingespresso.com » pasqua in calabria: the photos — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:41:04 +0000

[...] For a fuller description of events, check out my previous Easter post here. [...]

By: Melissa R. Garrett

Melissa R. Garrett — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:47:00 +0000

I bet this is absolutely amazing to see. I am hardly a religious person, but it doesn’t take much to turn me into a state of weepy mush. I’m sure this would do it!

By: Buffy

Buffy — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:49:00 +0000

Good grief I love this blog!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:20:00 +0000

Beautiful post. It’s always seemed strange to me that so much emphasis is placed on Christmas instead of Easter, and that so few know it’s the highest holy day of the year. It’s actually our favorite holiday. Strangely, there aren’t many deeply meaningful celebrations like you describe here in Ascoli. And they gave out olive branches instead of palms, which is kinda cool, though.

By: nyc/caribbean ragazza

nyc/caribbean ragazza — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:17:00 +0000

This Easter, as always, I will be alone far from family.

I have no traditions to hold on to out here and getting a peeps from the CVS drugstore isn’t quite cutting it.

Anyway it really as nice to read your post.

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:42:00 +0000

Wunsch, you know you’re welcome to come down here any Easter you please–you will love it. And I *so* remember that song; I get chills just thinking of it. The melody is definitely different here, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the words were the same.

Gina, thanks for sharing such great memories! I had a neighbor who made egg dolls too!

Jenn, what a lovely Easter memory you have…hard to beat that with chocolate bunnies

Cheeky, I’m glad some of the emotion came through in the post–it’s difficult to put into words the feeling that’s in the air, but, yes, even the least religious seem to feel it.

Kimberly and Erin, there’s always next year

Michelle, here they do Christmas with yours, New Year’s with whomever you wish…Easter is a big family thing, but then comes Pasquetta (Pascuna in dialect) on Monday for friends to hang out, often taking off into the campagna to just eat and relax–you know, recover from all the family stress of Easter

Jane, another Easter Egg Hunt! Yeah! Another great tradition continues! See Ally and Bre… traditions are everywhere

Veronica, I hope you’ll share more about the Argentinian traditions–and I shall do my very best for photos!

Antonella, now that you mention the colomba, I remember last year’s dove-shaped cakes in stores and given as gifts around here; haven’t seen them this year yet. Thanks for the Slippahs link

Marmite Breath, now that you have spoken, there *will* be photos!

By: Marmite Breath

Marmite Breath — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:45:00 +0000

I wish I was there. Nobody does that stuff like the Italians.

And yes, I must see pictures!!