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73The Name Maida and its Place in History
The surname Maida is not the most common name in the United States; on my last count there were only ten or twelve Maida families in the Washington, DC area. They are more common in Calabria in southern...
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74Mount Etna.. A Thrilling Part Of Your Sicily Vacation!
When you hear of active volcanoes, one cannot help but think of Mount Etna, one of the world’s most famous volcanoes. Located on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Mount Etna is the largest active...
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66Louisiana Culture: Sicilian Tradition of St. Joseph's Altar
This is a lesson from hundreds of years ago, still celebrated today, of what it is to give to others even when you are in your time of need. The act of gratitude has been with us for generations. 9 recipes....
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67Sicilian Wine...The Perfect Compliment To Your Meal!
Sicilian wines are considered among the best in the world. With the ideal growing conditions present in Sicily, namely the warm temperatures, the hilly terrain and the rich soil caressed by sea breezes, it is...
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64Sicilian Piazzas...An Important Part Of Sicilian Culture
Sicilian piazzas are the locations for festivals, gatherings and shopping. A piazza is simply a Sicily town square, like that found in any traditional town. The squares are suitable for open markets,...
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38I Sicilian
Who is Sicilian? The one born? The one who tolerated? The one buried? The one walking in a far away land? Who is Sicilian? The one torn The one separated The one grieved The one longing to come back to...
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77Discover Andrea Camilleri, and enter mysterious Sicily
Take an idiosyncratic police Inspector, surround him with quirky good guys and bad guys, place them in a funny yet sad Sicily, add Camilleri's way with words and out come an engaging Montalbano mystery. That...
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58Mafia Families - Do You Play or Not
The idea for this came from a DM (direct message) I got on Twitter. One of the tweeters asked me to join her Mafia family. My first thought was okay it just a game why not. But as I started the process to...
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50Sicily tours
Sicily in Italy is a wonderful place to visit, not for just for its weather and great Sicilian food, but also for its cultural value and its slow and relaxed pace of life: Below 5 ideas for places to visit for...
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39Siracusa - Beautiful With Sadness
Siracusa - Beautiful With Sadness - Maybe for my knowledge about Siracusa, a small town, I learn in advance, I notice a gentle and cultivated feeling when I step onto the old city area of Ortiga...
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