SCHOOL
Our school “Dante Alighieri” is quite new, it’s 8 years old! It was opened in 2000.
Dante is the most famous Italian writer in vulgar language lived in 1300. Our school is to him entitled.
Our school “Dante Alighieri” is quite new, it’s 8 years old! It was opened in 2000.
Dante is the most famous Italian writer in vulgar language lived in 1300. Our school is to him entitled.
In secondary school we study English and Spanish. English is our first foreign language, Spanish is our second foreign language.Our school opens in September and closes in June. Every day lessons last five hours from Monday to Saturday. But on Wednesdays we have eight hours from eight a.m. to five p.m. and have lunch in the school canteen at one o’clock. The marks of our school go from 4 to 10. The bad marks are 4 and 5 and the good marks are from 6 to 10. The best mark is 10.
We go on school trips but we don’t go on trips among the nature!... We usually go and visit Italian
Cities!
We go on school trips but we don’t go on trips among the nature!... We usually go and visit Italian
Cities!
FLAG AND ANTHEM
Our national flag was born on 7th January 1797 in Reggio Emilia. It has got three colours: green, white and red.
But why these three colours? These colours result from the region of Lombardy and the civic guard of Milan. In fact, the red and the white appeared in the very old banner of Milan (a red cross on a white field), and the green was the colour of the uniforms of the Civic guard in Milan. These colours, combined, were adopted as the Italian flag.
Our National anthem: Inno di Mameli.
Its verses were written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli, a young poet and patriot from Genoa , and its music was composed by Michele Novaro. It became the Italian official anthem in 1946, after the defeat of the fascism and the end of the second world war.
SPORTS
The most popular sports in Italy are football, volleyball and rugby.
Our national sport is football.
CARNIVAL
The carnival is a festival which dates back to the traditional rites of the winter season. The explosion of joy and the use of the mask had the task of removing the evil spirits. The mask, in fact, making men like animals, gave a symbolic power. The festival was inaugurated in Rome. During the Saturnali everything was permitted, in particular in use was the exchange of roles, wearing the clothes of others, the slaves were, for example, served by masters and could allow any freedom! After the advent of Christianity, the carnival continued to be celebrated, but lost its content and ritual magic.
THE CARNIVAL IN VENICE
Carnival of Venice. It is the most famous and important Italian carnival. The presence of the Doge (the supreme office in the republic of Venice and Genoa) and the Senate, gave special solemnity to the feast. The Venetian carnival is celebrated with fireworks, games, parades and simulated battles. The clothes, music and games tend to recreate the lost glory. The use of masks, now known throughout the world, went back to 1700, where, daily, the Venetian aristocrats wore white masks to adorn their clothing.
THE ITALIAN MASKS
Arlecchino
The Italian mask of “commedia dell’arte” ARLECCHINO is a poor servant, who has no money even to patch up his dress. Hungry and cold, with his cunning, he tries to escape the bullying of the rich and strong. The mask of Arlecchino is characterized by multi-pieces of cloth, sewn together
rist. On this occasion, celebrated December 25, families gather around the table and are living a moment of great communion, exchanging gifts and mutual love.
PULCINELLA
The name derives from the Latin, perhaps late, "pullicenus ", chick. Pulcinella is a poor farmer, who does not want to work. Cunning and clever, makes the effort to find ways to eat. Pulcinella wears a white coat and wide trousers. He covers his face and his long hooked nose with a black mask. He has two humps, one on his back and one on his chest.
PANTALONE
Pantalone is the caricature of the merchant, mean and suspicious. It has a red dress and a black cloak, such as Dalmatian merchants of the 15th and the 16th century.
COLOMBINA
She is the gossip servant, often represented as a pair with Arlecchino. Crafty and vain, she was the protagonist of many comedies, in Italy and France, since the sixteenth century.
BRIGHELLA
He is a wise and faithful servant, who warns the owners against the troubles and the lightness of youth, with maybe a good word between parents and children.
BALANZONE
Also known as Dr. Balanzone, he is a caricature of the doctors of the School of Bologna, one of the most prestigious Italian universities of the XVI and XVII century. He says many Latin quotations, not always accurate. Infact his speeches reveal a profound ignorance.
FOOD:
In our country we eat many foods. For example, pasta: tortellini, spaghetti, ravioli, cappelletti, gnocchi, bavette, lasagne, tagliolini, penne, maccheroni and many other kinds of pasta. Italians like pasta very much!!! Pizza is our favourite food, there are lots of tastes: Margherita, Capricciosa, Diavola, Quattro Formaggi, Vegetariana, Quattro Stagioni, Monte Bianco, Napoletana, Ciclista, Parmigiana, Ortolana, Fornarina, Sfiziosa etc…
We can also cook meat in different ways and vegetables, fish and cakes.
Our ice creams are fabulous, they are the best in the world!!!
We have never been to Turkey but we would like to come and to know you and your country.
Our national flag was born on 7th January 1797 in Reggio Emilia. It has got three colours: green, white and red.
But why these three colours? These colours result from the region of Lombardy and the civic guard of Milan. In fact, the red and the white appeared in the very old banner of Milan (a red cross on a white field), and the green was the colour of the uniforms of the Civic guard in Milan. These colours, combined, were adopted as the Italian flag.
Our National anthem: Inno di Mameli.
Its verses were written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli, a young poet and patriot from Genoa , and its music was composed by Michele Novaro. It became the Italian official anthem in 1946, after the defeat of the fascism and the end of the second world war.
SPORTS
The most popular sports in Italy are football, volleyball and rugby.
Our national sport is football.
CARNIVAL
The carnival is a festival which dates back to the traditional rites of the winter season. The explosion of joy and the use of the mask had the task of removing the evil spirits. The mask, in fact, making men like animals, gave a symbolic power. The festival was inaugurated in Rome. During the Saturnali everything was permitted, in particular in use was the exchange of roles, wearing the clothes of others, the slaves were, for example, served by masters and could allow any freedom! After the advent of Christianity, the carnival continued to be celebrated, but lost its content and ritual magic.
THE CARNIVAL IN VENICE
Carnival of Venice. It is the most famous and important Italian carnival. The presence of the Doge (the supreme office in the republic of Venice and Genoa) and the Senate, gave special solemnity to the feast. The Venetian carnival is celebrated with fireworks, games, parades and simulated battles. The clothes, music and games tend to recreate the lost glory. The use of masks, now known throughout the world, went back to 1700, where, daily, the Venetian aristocrats wore white masks to adorn their clothing.
THE ITALIAN MASKS
Arlecchino
The Italian mask of “commedia dell’arte” ARLECCHINO is a poor servant, who has no money even to patch up his dress. Hungry and cold, with his cunning, he tries to escape the bullying of the rich and strong. The mask of Arlecchino is characterized by multi-pieces of cloth, sewn together
rist. On this occasion, celebrated December 25, families gather around the table and are living a moment of great communion, exchanging gifts and mutual love.
PULCINELLA
The name derives from the Latin, perhaps late, "pullicenus ", chick. Pulcinella is a poor farmer, who does not want to work. Cunning and clever, makes the effort to find ways to eat. Pulcinella wears a white coat and wide trousers. He covers his face and his long hooked nose with a black mask. He has two humps, one on his back and one on his chest.
PANTALONE
Pantalone is the caricature of the merchant, mean and suspicious. It has a red dress and a black cloak, such as Dalmatian merchants of the 15th and the 16th century.
COLOMBINA
She is the gossip servant, often represented as a pair with Arlecchino. Crafty and vain, she was the protagonist of many comedies, in Italy and France, since the sixteenth century.
BRIGHELLA
He is a wise and faithful servant, who warns the owners against the troubles and the lightness of youth, with maybe a good word between parents and children.
BALANZONE
Also known as Dr. Balanzone, he is a caricature of the doctors of the School of Bologna, one of the most prestigious Italian universities of the XVI and XVII century. He says many Latin quotations, not always accurate. Infact his speeches reveal a profound ignorance.
FOOD:
In our country we eat many foods. For example, pasta: tortellini, spaghetti, ravioli, cappelletti, gnocchi, bavette, lasagne, tagliolini, penne, maccheroni and many other kinds of pasta. Italians like pasta very much!!! Pizza is our favourite food, there are lots of tastes: Margherita, Capricciosa, Diavola, Quattro Formaggi, Vegetariana, Quattro Stagioni, Monte Bianco, Napoletana, Ciclista, Parmigiana, Ortolana, Fornarina, Sfiziosa etc…
We can also cook meat in different ways and vegetables, fish and cakes.
Our ice creams are fabulous, they are the best in the world!!!
We have never been to Turkey but we would like to come and to know you and your country.
