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Tarantella, malocchio, e ...?
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| le ricorrenze | festivities |
| dettato | dictated |
| patronale | pertaining to a patron saint |
| le sagre | festivals, celebrations |
| la rievocazione storica | historical renactment |
| favolistico | pertaining to fables or fairy tales |
| tramandare | to pass down, hand down |
| il rovesciare | spilling |
| incrociare | to cross |
| fare le corna | an Italian gesture that has the same meaning as keep your fingers crossed or knock on wood |
| un cornetto | little horn |
| il malocchio | evil eye, jinx, voodoo |
| appartenere | to belong |
| la Befana | a benevolent witch who brings toys to good chikldren and coal to bad ones on January 6 (Epiphany) |
| il Capodanno | New Year's Day |
| la colomba | traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove |
| il discorso | speech |
| i fuochi artificiali | fireworks |
| il Natale | Christmas |
| il pandoro | traditional Christmas cake |
| il panettone | traditional Christmas cake |
| la Pasqua | Easter |
| il patrono | patron |
| la Quaresima | Lent |
| la sfilata | parade |
| il torrone | traditional Christmas nougat |
| le uova di Pasqua | chocolate Easter eggs |
| l'amuleto | amulet, lucky charm |
| il/la chiromante | fortune-teller |
| Il bocca al lupo!/ Crepi lupo! | Good luck!/ Thank you! |
| portare fortuna | to bring luck |
| portare sfortuna | to bring bad luck |
| scaramantico | superstitious |
| scongiurare | to ward off bad luck |
| il soprannaturale | supernatural |
| il talismano | talisman (an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune) |
| toccare ferro | to knock on wood (literally to touch iron) |
| la cultura contandina | peasant culture |
| la favola, la fiaba | fairy tale, fable |
| il folclore, il folklore | folklore |
| il gesto | gesture |
| stagionale | seasonal |
| l'usanza, gli usi,i costumi | customs |
| starnutire | to sneeze |
| lacrimare | to tear |
| soriano | tabby cat |
| trattenere | to retain |
| allergenico | allergenic |
| riconducibile a | traceable to |
| restringersi | to narrow |
| la pece | tar, pitch |
| affidabile | trustworthy |
| il santino | holy card, holy picture |
| sfidare | to challenge |
| andare un po' controcorrente | to go a little against the mainstream |
| tagliarsi | to cut oneself |
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The Wheatley School |
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