Italians and sport

Did you know that Italians love sport? According to ISTAT, the National Institute of Statistics, more than 20 million Italians practice one or more sports regularly or at least occasionnally, especially men. The most active are boys between the ages of 11 and 14, yet people tend to do less sport as they grow older.…

The crossword puzzle of May

Today we propose a relaxing and fun way to learn Italian: the crossword. Its goal is to fill blank squares with letters forming the words which solve given clues. Words can be inserted horizontally, from left to right, or vertically, from top to bottom. Some words intersect sharing the same letter. Italian people and crossword…

Easter in Italy

Easter is a very important Christian holiday which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It doesn’t have a fixed date, but it falls on Sunday, usually between March and April. In the year 2019 it is celebrated on April 21. Easter traditions One of the traditions of the Italian Easter is to give chocolate Easter…