Holidays/Traditions Flashcards

(55 cards)

1
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New Year’s Day

A

il Capodanno

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2
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Epiphany / the good witch

A

l’Epifania
La Befana

January 6

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3
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Feast of the Assumption

A

il Ferragosto

August 15

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4
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Father’s Day/St. Joseph’s Day

A

la Festa del papà

la Festa del San Giuseppe

March 19

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5
Q

Feast of the patron saint

A

la festa del patrono

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6
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Hanukkah

A

la Festa della Chanukah

la Festa delle luci
(festival of lights)

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7
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Labor Day

A

la Festa del Lavoro

May 1

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8
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International Women’s Day

A

la Festa della donna

March 8

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9
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Liberation Day

A

la Festa della Liberazione

April 25

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10
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Mother’s Day

A

la Festa della mamma

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11
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Republic Day

A

la Festa della Repubblica

June 2

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12
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All Saint’s Day

A

la Festa di ognissanti

November 1

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13
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St. John’s Day (patron saint of Firenze)

A

la Festa di San Giovanni Battista

June 24

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14
Q

Christmas

A

il Natale

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15
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Easter

A

la Pasqua

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16
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Passover

A

la Pasqua ebraica

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17
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Food festival

A

la sagra gastronomica

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18
Q

Valentine’s Day

A

San Valentino

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19
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New Year’s Eve

St. Sylvester’s Day

A

la vigilia di Capodanno

San Silvestro

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20
Q

Christmas Eve

A

la vigilia di Natale

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21
Q

Christmas tree

A

l’albero di Natale

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22
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Santa Claus

A

Babbo Natale

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23
Q

Celebratory toast (NYE)

24
Q

Menorah

A

il candelabro

25
Candies
le caramelle
26
Coal
il carbone
27
Float (Carnevale)
il carro
28
Chestnuts (Christmas)
le castagne
29
Christmas/NYE dinner (big dinner)
il cenone
30
Chocolates
i cioccolatini
31
Dove-shaped Easter cake
la colomba
32
Spiced Italian Sausage (NYE)
il cotechino
33
Decorations
le decorazioni
34
Sweet rice fritters (Festa di San Giuseppe)
le fritelle di riso
35
Lentils (NYE)
le lenticchie
36
Mask (Carnevale)
la maschera
37
Yellow flowers (mother's day)
le mimose
38
Ornaments
le palline
39
Christmas cakes (3 types)
il pandoro il panettone il panforte (Sienese)
40
Fish
il pesce
41
Gift
il regalo
42
Parade
la sfilata
43
Sparkling white wine
lo spumante
44
Bingo game played at Christmas
la tombola
45
Nougat candy (Christmas)
il torrone
46
Easter eggs
l'uovo / le uova di Pasqua
47
stocking
la calza
48
To adorn/decorate (2 answers)
addobbare io addobbo tu addobbi lui/lei addobba noi addobbiamo voi addobbate loro addobbano (OR) decorare io decoro tu decori lui/lei decora noi decoriamo voi decorate loro decorano
49
To wish
augurare io auguro tu auguri lui/lei augura noi auguriamo voi augurate loro augurono
50
To bless
benedire (irr) io benedico tu benedici lui/lei benedice noi benediciamo voi benedite loro benedicono
51
To make a toast
brindare io brindo tu brindi lui/lei brinda noi brindiamo voi brindate loro brindano
52
To celebrate
celebrare io celebro tu celebri lui/lei celebra noi celebriamo voi celebrate loro celebrano
53
To wrap
incartare io incarto tu incarti lui/lei incarta noi incartiamo voi incartate loro incartano
54
To give a gift
regalare io regalo tu regali lui/lei regala noi regaliamo voi regalate loro regalano
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To exchange
scambiarsi io mi scambio tu ti scambi lui/lei si scambia noi ci scambiamo voi vi scambiate loro si scambiano