Christmas in Italy was definitely an interesting experience. We had Christmas dinner with my host family on Christmas Eve and they told me that it's traditional to wait until midnight on Christmas Eve and then you can open presents (traditional or not, I went along with it, who wants to wait to open gifts?). I got some wonderful gifts including Fruit Loops and Raisin Bran, so I was a happy kid. On Christmas Day, we went to an evening mass and walked around the church looking at all the different nativity sets. Italy is much more about the religious side of the holiday, as opposed to the commercial side. I have several photos from the holiday. Some are of our nativity, some are from the beach, one is all of my Christmas gifts, and the puppy was bought by my host mother's brother while he was here and he named the puppy Casey. Casey will be trained to be a rescue dog. Happy New Year's everyone!
Wow, Casey- you are right- that Nativity is amazing- how long did that take to set up. The puppy is too cute. Glad your Christmas went well- missed you but so glad you are having this experience. Love you. Mom XXXOOO's
ReplyDeleteCasey, I'm enjoying your blog. Keep up the good work! We must talk when you get home and you can tell me if Alesandro gave you good information.
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