la Festa di Ognissanti
il Giorno dei Morti
1 novembre
2 novembre
Ognissanti
Giorno dei morti
a day for honoring all
the saints and martyrs
that have died for the
Catholic church.
a day for remembering
those that were close to
us that have passed
away.
(= tutti i santi, all saints’ day)
(= all souls’ day)
Some TRADITIONS vary from region to
region…
In LOMBARDIA…
… a glass of water is
left for the thirsty
souls.
Some TRADITIONS vary from region to
region…
In TRENTINO…
…bells ring to call the dead
and the table is left set and
the fireplace lit for the
whole night.
Some TRADITIONS vary from region to
region…
In SICILIA…
… people let kids believe that if
they pray and they are good they
will then receive gifts from dead
people. It is called "u cesto di
morti", which means the basket
brought by the deads!
Of course, FOOD is an important
part of the Italian culture.
Some of the traditional
dolci
dei morti (sweets of the dead)
that they would make are:
“Ossa dei Morti”
(or literally “bones of the dead”)…
…obviously due to
their bone-like
appearance, but
they are just
crunchy almond
biscotti.
“Meini” or “Pan de Mei”
Almond & honey
cookies
“Fave dei Morti”
(or literally “beans of the dead”)…
Little bean-shaped
cakes made with
almonds.
in Sicily
“Pupi di zuccaro”
(or literally “dolls
made of sugar”)…
… and "Frutta di
Martorana", which means
marzipan made with almond
flour and shaped in any kind
of fruits and vegetable.
Pupi di Zucchero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv6xpuVBRpw
Frutta di Martorana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiibkuDFIjY