Calabrian meatballs on Shrove Tuesday!
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team The word carnival comes from the Latin carnem levare (to remove the flesh), as it referred to the…
Chiacchiere – The typical delicious Calabrian Carnival sweet
By Ylenia Azzaro – JUMP Team (Italy) It’s almost Carnival in Italy and we are ready to celebrate these days with many sweets and…
The ‘Scirubetta’: the first cold dessert in history
By Francesco Tirinato – Jump Team When the snowflakes fall slowly and silently, as well as enhancing the landscape and surrounding nature, they evoke…
Fish fingers: the well-known English delicacy
Fish fingers are a processed food made using a whitefish, such as cod, hake, haddock or pollock, which has been battered or breaded. They…
Greater Polish Carnival traditions – nowadays and in the past
The period of carnival begins at The Feast of the Three Kings and lasts until the day of Ash Wednesday – just before the…
New Year’s Eve –Polish traditions and superstitions
The end of the year is definitely considered to be special time of the year. It’s the time of reflection, setting resolutions, plans and…
Hidden meanings behind Christmas Eve traditions in Poland
Christmas traditions aren’t only about mindlessly repeating the same patterns – there is often deeper meaning hidden behind them – and I would like…
The ancient rural tradition which envisages winter with cutlery in the seeds of persimmon
By Erika Gerardini – JUMP Team (Italy) When there was no tv or web from which to get weather information, people turned to the…
The Curdridge Country Show
Set in the dazzling grounds of Curdridge Reading Rooms in Hampshire about 12 kilometres from Southampton, the Curdridge Country Show is an annual traditional community…
December 8th: the official start of the holiday season in Italy
By Francesca Politi – JUMP Team (Italy) The 8th December is an important Italian national holiday which kicks off the holiday season. The Immacolata…