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Cindy Martindale's avatar

Tino, your descriptions are always detailed, full of love, and pull us through your writing to the very end. And this article is brimming with memories, sounds, smells, laughter, and emotions.... truly the heart of how traditions are made and stay with us forever. Thank you for sharing your memories and the lovely pictures. Happy Easter!

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Emanuela B's avatar

Grazie Tino ! Ho avuto l'impressione di essere a casa per Pasqua !

Buona Pasqua

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Geny Masecchia's avatar

Tino non preoccuparti le tue pizze sono nel congelatore che ti aspettano

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Che belezza, sei un amore. Non vedo l’ora. 🐣♥️

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Mary Kay Wall's avatar

Another transporting story Tino! My daughter studied in Firenze and she woke me in the middle of the night in the US to exclaim about the Scoppio — insisting I watch her video of it immediately. It MADE my Easter! Buona Pasqua

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Hi Mary, I was thinking of going to Florence also to see the Scoppio but decided to spend the day in Lucca this Easter. After 10 attempts in different restaurants I finally was able to reserve a lunch spot near the piazza. Hopefully the skies will clear. It’s been raining since a week.

Buona Pasqua 🐣

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Loretta Di Vita's avatar

Lucca is a gem, but the last time we stayed there was in the rainy season of the rainiest October in 76 years, so I hear you! Hopefully the sun will make an Easter appearance!

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Well Lucca must be a wet city. It rained all day. But the Tordelli were good.

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Lise Côté Dion's avatar

Merci Tino, quel plaisir d’apprendre une autre culture 🙏🇨🇦

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Loretta Di Vita's avatar

Such a wonderful story that captures the color and ceremony of Italian Easter customs. Wishing you and Emi a serene and hopeful Easter.

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Thank you Loretta. Same to you and Tony

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Grazie Loretta. 🥰

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Francine Boilard's avatar

C’est la première fois que je vois ces pains en forme de poule avec un œuf cuit dur dans le milieu. Quelle belle gâterie pour les enfants! Tu nous fais découvrir un autre pan de l’Italie.

Joyeuses Pâques.🐣

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Ma mère faisait des pains comme ça pour tout les petits enfants. Ils adoraient ça.

Joyeuse Pâques à vous. 🐣

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François's avatar

Une autre belle description d’une belle tradition Italienne. J’aime beaucoup tes photos ils viennent bien compléter ton texte.

Joyeuse Pâques à toi et Manuella

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Merci François, dans les petits villages ont retrouve encore beaucoup de vielles traditions, ce qui donne une belle atmosphère.

Joyeuse Pâques à vous aussi. 🐣

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Sally Burke's avatar

Italy celebrates Easter is such amazing ways, other than the Orthodox Greeks I can’t think of any other religion here that show such devotion. There were three days in our family calendar that were celebrated with a bounty of food, Christmas Day, New Years Day (our mother’s birthday) and Easter Sunday, and no one was allowed to not attend. I have made the tradition of either Good Friday or Easter Sunday, whichever suits most of our family. This year it will be Sunday and after two days of preparation I think I will pass over the reins next year. I am getting some assistance. It may be I am having a reaction to a recent flu injection, I am totally spent!

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Tino Masecchia's avatar

Hi Sally, thanks for sharing your Easter traditions. Keep well and get your energy back. 🐣

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