Comments on: Ognissanti and il Giorno dei Morti: not quite the Italian Halloween

By: Halloween in Italy (and Perugia) | The Umbra Institute

Halloween in Italy (and Perugia) | The Umbra Institute — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:03:59 +0000

[...] to place flowers. The connections to the American festival are obvious, but an interesting post from a Tuscan blog writers gives some of the history behind [...]

By: Jodina

Jodina — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:56:34 +0000

Very interesting post. Grazie.
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By: katherine brigantino

katherine brigantino — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 07:11:01 +0000

I loved being in Santa Marguerita on Halloween and seeing the children in sheets with holes cut out for eyes and many witches. But you better have coins or candies in your pocket if you venture out into the piazza or restaurant where the children gather. If you don’t ‘dolcetto, scherzetto’, you will be dusted with flour. It is a different way of celebrating and the piazza and people are covered with white flour and laughter. Very fun and simple.

By: At Home in Tuscany » The olive harvest in Tuscany

At Home in Tuscany » The olive harvest in Tuscany — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:43:04 +0000

[...] November is the month of the olive harvest in Tuscany. My family generally starts on November 1st or 2nd, right after celebrating All Saints’ Day. [...]

By: At Home in Tuscany » Spooky Tuscany stories for Halloween

At Home in Tuscany » Spooky Tuscany stories for Halloween — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:06:25 +0000

[...] is certainly not an Italian tradition (we celebrate I Santi, All Saints’ Day, and I Morti, All Souls’ Day), but it provides me with the opportunity to talk [...]

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:52:53 +0000

Yes, I have seen the Halloween items in shops and also posters advertising big costume parties in many cities in Italy. It seems a bit odd somehow. Halloween is such an American expansion of an ancient Celtic tradition.

Wonderful site, Gloria. Thank you for your articles.

By: gloria

gloria — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:06:11 +0000

Thank you Lisa! Yes, this Halloween fascination is a recent thing in Italy. Until 5 years ago, it was practically unheard of: it was something we saw on North American TV shows and movies. Eh well, the globalization has provided us with another good excuse to party! Especially because November 1st is a holiday so people don’t have to go to school or work (unless you are a florist…).

By: Lisa Bergren

Lisa Bergren — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:51:08 +0000

I was just in Tuscany and was interested to see the small displays of masks. Thanks for the history and background–very interesting!

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