{"id":97,"date":"2005-10-31T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-31T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sararosso.com\/wordpress\/2005\/10\/31\/happy-halloween\/"},"modified":"2011-04-25T11:44:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T09:44:28","slug":"happy-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/31\/happy-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year Halloween won’t be that important here, so I am reduced to living it through my friends. I have to give props to one of the most creative ladies I know, Britta<\/a>. Her original passion is Halloween, and as I write I am watching the webcast of her yearly party. Her costumes<\/a> are always really detailed and interesting (Corpse Bride this year), but it’s her recipes<\/a> and decorations that really set her apart, and if you’re a Harry Potter fan, you have to check out her hand-designed invitations, recipes and other decorations for her Hogwarts parties<\/a>. I was able to attend the latest one this summer when Book 6<\/a> was released. <\/p>\n

This weekend it’s a 4-day weekend in Italy, due to the Nov. 1 “All Saints’ Day” on Tuesday, and that most companies decided to close on Monday, too, to create a ponte<\/i>, or long weekend. November 2 is “All Souls’ Day” which is when most people would go to the cemetary to remember their relatives. Many now go on November 1 because they have the day off.<\/p>\n

Just in case you’re not on the up-and-up in Catholicism, every day celebrates some Saint, or two, or seventeen. For example, my birthday on October 12 has the following Saints:<\/p>\n

* St. Kenneth
\n * St. Canice
\n * St. Gummarus
\n * St. Alexander Sauli
\n * St. Anastasius V
\n * St. Ansillo
\n * St. Tharacus
\n * St. Sarmata
\n * Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos
\n * St. Firminus of Uzes
\n * St. John of Bridlington
\n * St. Juliana of Pavilly
\n * St. Nectarius
\n * St. Peter Tuy
\n * St. Placidia<\/p>\n

That’s just one day! If you’re curious about which Saints fall on your birthday, check it out here<\/a> <\/p>\n

Actually, many Italians celebrate their birthdays and also their giorno onomastico<\/i> or “Name(sake) day,” since most of them are named after Saints or christened with the name of a Saint. This is almost as big as the birthday – for example, my in-laws are named Michela and Michele, so they celebrate September 29th, St. Micheal. Gifts and well-wishes normally are included. <\/p>\n

I am lucky because Sante, meaning “female Saints” technically will never fall on a certain day, so I don’t have to remember when his Saint day is. :D<\/p>\n

Well, please make sure you read this article after you’ve eaten, or preferrably not around meal time…Dishes that require bravery<\/a> I have to say the spiders is what gets to me.<\/p>\n

And as a tribute to my native SF, an artist (who knows how much time she spent doing this) created SF in Jello Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year Halloween won’t be that important here, so I am reduced to living it through my friends. I have to give props to one of the most creative ladies I know, Britta. Her original passion is Halloween, and as I write I am watching the webcast of her yearly party. Her costumes are always…<\/p>\n

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