Italy in Core 1… By Julia Koscianski, Megan Dienger,

Kate Hudson

Italy is located in Europe, and the Mediterranean

Sea. The capital of Italy is Rome.

Italy’s flag is. . .

Family and everyday life is big with the Italian people.

Italians are warm welcoming people who love to relax

and talk with family and friends. Family dinners in

Italy are like a party! It lasts up to about two to three

hours. That is really long compared to my family.

Speaking of dinner and food, my subject it food! Fish,

is a very popular food because they border the

Mediterranean Sea. The fish is the symbol of the

Italian culture. They eat fish during their feast

because they can’t eat meat.

They love to eat on holidays, and this is my subject. In

Italy, they can’t eat certain kinds of foods on the day

before Christmas. Christmas in Italy doesn’t last for one

day; it lasts for a whole month!

Italians have a passion for eating and talking. When

Italian families get together, they mostly talk about

culture, art, films, the food they are eating, wine, and

especially SOCCER! Soccer is one of the most popular

sports in Italy. (They actually call the sport Calcio.)

One of the most important foods in Italy is cheese. It’s

almost impossible to have a meal in Italy without some

sort of cheese. It reminded me of our old school,

because every there was cheese in the meal. YUCK!

Pizza originated in Italy, but started as just flour, oil,

salt, and yeast as the ingredients. This food was very

common for less-wealthy people to make.

Rome’s birthday is April 21 founded in 753 B.C. May

Day, which means the day of the worker. August 15 is

Ferragosto. This is a national holiday when businesses

and shops are all closed. December 26th, is “Boxing

Day.” They celebrate Boxing Day on the day after

Christmas. They celebrate by going to sporting events

and being with family and friends.

Large families always have a lot of boys. Here, in

America, it seems like there is a lot of girls. The boys,

or sons, in the family live at home until they are in

their 20s. I wouldn’t like that because my brother is

really annoying.

Italy is the world’s leading producer of lemons. They

have good weather for lots of other citrus fruits too. I

love lemons, so that would be cool to live there! Since

lemons are popular there, let’s talk about another

popular food, Pasta. Pasta wasn’t brought over by

Marco Polo, it was actually known for the Etruscan and

Roman Times. Marco Polo was from China and a

Venetian Merchant. Pasta and noodles are also

popular in China, so that’s why people thought he

brought it over.

In 2006, on April 27 it was Easter Monday. In the

United States, we also celebrate Easter with the Easter

bunny, coloring eggs, and many more traditions. I bet

in Italy, they have their own traditions. The person

who is fasting at Christmas sometimes doesn’t eat at

all. Fasting means not eating certain kinds of foods for

a specific reason.

3 generations- grandparents, parents, and children all

live together. That isn’t very common here. I couldn’t

see that happening in my family. They usually stay for

up to 1 week or so.

Parents often live in their children’s houses and care

for the grandchildren. Parents usually live at their own

house, and then if their children need help they come

to the house and help them out.

Each Italian eats an average of 63 pounds of meat per

year. Americans, although, eat 110 pounds of meat per

year. That might seem like a lot but not compared to

the U.S.

There are different foods in the Country of Italy. The

North is rich and has fertile soil. It is known for its

sparkling, fragment wines. Also, they are known for

delicious, their rice dishes, and fish dishes. The south

is poor and has dry land. They are known for simple

home cooking, unique ingredients, and sauces.

In Italy on Christmas Eve, they have a large feast with

their family. We also have a large feast with our family

and friends. Also, across the world they celebrate

Christmas with a large feast. Italy has a lot of holidays!

Well, across the world they have lots of holidays; the

most common holiday is Christmas!