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Easter in Italy

Easter in Italy.

It’s a strange and magical experience, almost straight out of the Godfather. Discover just how different and mysterious the celebrations are here in Puglia, Italy.

The “show notes” are below. Please note that they are just that, “notes.” I will try and write a more thorough post about the events, but really, to get the full experience you should listen to the podcast.

You’ll discover:

  • Our experiences with the local passion play in Terlizzi, Italy
  • The progression of the play and how they used the charming old town of Terlizzi to put on an amazing show
  • How we, as Americans, snuck to the front of the line for the show
  • How similar the architecture around our area is similar to Jerusalem
  • How typical Italian communication played a part in our experience of the play
  • The mysteries parade on Good Friday in Terlizzi, Italy
  • Why the carrying of the statues is so cool to Steven
  • What we cooked for Easter lunch in our wood burning pizza oven
  • All the different celebrations in the area and our idea for an Easter tour
  • Why we have eggs at Easter
  • Some traditional holiday dishes from our area, including an Easter dish and a spicy ricotta spread
Videos of the the passion play and mysteries parade:

 

Scenes from the passion play:
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The last supper.
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Roman soldier.
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Fires were lit throughout the town to light our way.
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Jesus carrying the cross.
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The final scene
Scenes from the Easter parade in Terlizzi, Italy.
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One of the mysteries.
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The guys carrying the statue on their shoulders.
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Here the guys are putting the sticks under the statue during a break.

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Here’s a link to Italy Magazine’s Top Ten Easter Events in Italy in 2015.  It gives you an idea of the kind of events all over Italy during Easter.

So that’s Easter in Italy according to our experience.  Do you have any others?  We’d love to hear about them in the comments below.

 

 

 

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3 COMMENTS

    • Hi Carrie,

      Thanks so much for question!

      Paul calls it onions oreganata, which is probably not the true definition of oreganata in that we don’t usually add oregano when we do this. It’s just straight bread crumbs, a touch of salt and pepper and some of our extra virgin olive oil. You can certainly add oregano as well, and we have, just this time we didn’t. The bread crumbs will be come crunchy and it’s the same taste profile as fried onion rings.

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