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• Italy is located in Southern Europe on Italy is located in Southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula. It includes the the Italian Peninsula. It includes the two largest islands in the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Sardinia. Italy shares its northern border with France, Switzerland, border with France, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Austria.Slovenia, and Austria.

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• The name Italy The name Italy comes from the comes from the word word italia,italia, meanin meaning “calf land,” g “calf land,” perhaps because perhaps because the bull was a the bull was a symbol of the symbol of the Southern Italian Southern Italian tribes.tribes.

• The capital of Italy is Rome The capital of Italy is Rome (also known as the Eternal (also known as the Eternal City) and is almost 3,000 City) and is almost 3,000 years old. It has been the years old. It has been the capital since 1871 and is capital since 1871 and is home to the Dome of St. home to the Dome of St. Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, the Coliseum, and the the Coliseum, and the famous Trevi Fountain.famous Trevi Fountain.

• The University of Rome is one of the The University of Rome is one of the world’s oldest universities and was world’s oldest universities and was founded by the Catholic Church in founded by the Catholic Church in A.D. 1303. Often called La Sapienza A.D. 1303. Often called La Sapienza (“knowledge”), the University of (“knowledge”), the University of Rome is also Europe’s largest Rome is also Europe’s largest university with 150,000 studentsuniversity with 150,000 students

• Italy is said to have more Italy is said to have more masterpieces per square mile than masterpieces per square mile than any other country in the world.any other country in the world.

• In 2008, Italian In 2008, Italian experts proposed experts proposed insulating insulating Michelangelo’s Michelangelo’s DavDavid id from the from the vibrations of vibrations of tourist footsteps to tourist footsteps to prevent the marble prevent the marble from cracking. from cracking.

• Galileo Galilee (1564-Galileo Galilee (1564-1642) was an Italian-1642) was an Italian-born scientist. When born scientist. When he argued that the he argued that the Earth revolved around Earth revolved around the Sun, the Catholic the Sun, the Catholic Church imprisoned Church imprisoned Galileo in his own Galileo in his own house. The Church house. The Church issued a formal issued a formal apology in 1992apology in 1992..

• The author of “Pinocchio” (“pine The author of “Pinocchio” (“pine nut”), Carlo Collodi (1826-1890), was nut”), Carlo Collodi (1826-1890), was Italian Italian

• Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian : painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer

• In northern Italy, last names tend to In northern Italy, last names tend to end in “i”, while those from the south end in “i”, while those from the south often end in “o.” The most common often end in “o.” The most common Italian surname is Russo. Italian surname is Russo.

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     Italians love music. Music is part of their Italians love music. Music is part of their lives. They enjoy it at holidays, family lives. They enjoy it at holidays, family celebrations, and special occasions. celebrations, and special occasions. Opera, an Italian tradition, is popular Opera, an Italian tradition, is popular among Italians and they continued this among Italians and they continued this musical tradition.  musical tradition.  

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• The biggest holiday in Italy isThe biggest holiday in Italy is Christmas. Christmas. Many people celebrate Christmas Eve with Many people celebrate Christmas Eve with a huge feast, often featuring seafood. The a huge feast, often featuring seafood. The Christmas season lasts until Epiphany, Christmas season lasts until Epiphany, January 6, the date when the Three Wise January 6, the date when the Three Wise Men are said to have reached Jesus’ Men are said to have reached Jesus’ mangermanger. .

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• Visiting friends and relatives is very Visiting friends and relatives is very popular among the Italians. Intricate popular among the Italians. Intricate networks of friendship and fellowship networks of friendship and fellowship are developed as they share their are developed as they share their joys and their sorrows.joys and their sorrows.

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•Italy has 20 regions, and each region has its Italy has 20 regions, and each region has its own traditional food and wine. Italian food own traditional food and wine. Italian food does not consist of only pizza and spaghetti, does not consist of only pizza and spaghetti, and the menu is as varied as the Italian and the menu is as varied as the Italian regions. Italians use a variety of vegetables, regions. Italians use a variety of vegetables, such as tomatoes, eggplants, onions, garlic, such as tomatoes, eggplants, onions, garlic, peas, pepper in their cuisine. Italian food peas, pepper in their cuisine. Italian food and wine are well known in Canada and and wine are well known in Canada and North America.North America.

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