Dreaming of foreign travel? For me, it’s Italy, but since I can’t be there at the moment, I’m inviting Italy to my Easter table. In Italy, Easter is known as Pasqua and is the second most celebrated ...

Italian Easter has specific rituals and a calendar Italians do not want to miss out. Three days are particular relevant, i.e. Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, better known as ‘Pasquetta‘.

Easter 2025 is just around the corner, and Italy and its Easter traditions are waiting to be discovered. Whether you decide to take a trip to Italy this Easter to enjoy the celebrations and ...

A view of the Forum of Caesar in Rome with the Altare della Patria monument in the background in June 2019. Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP From making the most of the Easter holidays in Italy to ...

What services can you access over the Easter weekend in Italy? Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP. Most of Italy enjoys a three-day weekend over Easter. But how are shops, transport services and museums ...

Italian Easter cookies are a soft, cake-like treat glazed with icing and adorned with colorful sprinkles. They’re so festive ...

In Italian, people wish their loved ones a happy Easter by saying “Buona Pasqua.” Similar to Spanish and French, the word ‘Pasqua’ is also derived from the Hebrew word ‘pesah,’ which means ‘passover.’ ...

Amid the ruins, Evelina Cruciani was baking the small, sweet loaves of Easter bread yesterday in L’Aquila, the shattered centre of Italy’s devastating earthquake. “We need to keep tradition alive,” ...

Hundreds of people made homeless by Monday's earthquake in the Italian city of L'Aquila have attended Easter Mass. Survivors used a makeshift altar in a giant tent. Similar services are being held in ...