THE HOLY WEEK IN TARANTO / Holy Monday

The Holy Week is filled with ancient Catholic rites and rituals, unaltered from
three centuries ago, that are felt profoundly by the local community.
On Palm Sunday people go to church. Olive branches are blessed by the priest.
People exchange olive branches with friends and relatives as a sign of peace.
The magic moment starts with the processions of Holy Thursday (the Grieving)
and Good Friday (The Misteries), during which the chosen Confraternity
members parade slowly in traditional robes, barefoot and carrying the heavy
statues.
Solemn music accompanies the procession, which finishes at sunrise.
Holy Monday
Pasquetta
Easter Dinner
usually starts with pasta ( ravioli
or lasagne )
followed with baby lamb, baby potatoes and salad
Artichokes are one of the classic elements of an Easter meal.
A holiday meal in Italy would not be complete without a traditional dessert: the
Colomba cake, shaped in one of the most recognizable symbols of Easter :
the dove, the symbol of peace.

Mother's Day

It's celebration time!!! Mother's Day
We make a card for our mum, we learn a poem for our sweety mum. It's your Day mum!!!!

Children Drawings x Saint Cataldo

Every year Taranto celebrates, on the 8th and 10th of May, the festival in honour of San Cataldo, bishop and Irish saint who arrived, according to legend, on the Ionian coast following a shipwreck, where he soon became the venerated bishop of the city. The celebrations in honour of the patron saint of Taranto begin on the evening of 8 May, the silver statue of San Cataldo is embarked on an Italian Navy ship and carried, then, in procession on the sea, between the two docks of the Mar Piccolo and the Mar Grande: accompanying the saint there is a picturesque fleet of fishing boats, motorboats full of worshippers in an atmospheric cameo of devotion, the soft tints of the sunset illuminating passage along the Navigable Canal, aided by the atmospheric and festive glow of the fireworks, as the crowd winds along the route of the Two Seas. The festivities culminate, then, on 10th May with the celebration of Holy Mass in the duomo and the procession which, following the saint's statue through the historic centre.

Father's Day in taly

On March 19th, in Italy, we celebrate “Father’s Day” ( St. Joseph’s Day )
At school we prepare a gift for dad, and we learn a poem for him
Our poem for dad “I Love you dad!!! I thank you for the care, love, attention and your
support to us… YOU’RE GREAT AND WONDERFUL!!!
We eat “Zeppole”, a special sweet on this Day

Spring drawings by Italian children

Spring eMotions

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