{"id":2071,"date":"2011-12-29T15:19:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T14:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2011-12-29T15:19:36","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T14:19:36","slug":"new-years-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/2071\/new-years-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Years in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-years.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-years.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-years.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-years-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This year if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re lucky enough to be celebrating New Years in Italy, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re definitely among the lucky ones! But what can you expect from the Italian New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s celebration? In some respects, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not too much different than what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d think you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d see as we bring in 2012, but there are a few notable differences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Still Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since Italians celebrate gift exchanges on the 6<sup>th<\/sup> of January or Epiphany, there is still a lot of Christmas spirit around in the towns. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be able to enjoy the holidays right up through New Years and beyond rather than just watching the decorations come down<!--more--> just before the big night. Enjoy the whole day as you gather presents and then get ready to celebrate in the evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Italy, pork symbolizes the richness of the coming year \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in life and fortunes, not just monetarily. So expect to be eating some sort of pork dish on this big day of the year. In many homes and resteraunts you may find cotechino, or a large spicy sausage. In others you may find an even more authentic dish called a zampone, or a stuffed pig\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s snout. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re more of a sausage eater rather than a snout one, be sure to check what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in the dish before you dig in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Dancing and Fireworks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most of the towns and cities have their own firework displays for the New Year, but even better than the midnight fireworks, the Italians love to dance and they often have public dancing and festivities for hours leading up to the firework displays. You may find a bonfire in some of the smaller towns while larger cities will have full scale concerts and multiple street parties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sparkling Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champagne isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to be had in Italy. Instead, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll drink (the similar) sparkling wines as you ring in the New Year. Sip your spumante or prosecco, the Italian sparkling wines as you celebrate and enjoy an authentic drink in the country that created it. You may even decide to take a case home with you when you leave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleaning House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in the south of Italy, be aware that many families still follow old customs. They chunk old things out of the window around midnight to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153clean\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and be ready for the New Year. This means you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need to watch your head and watch your step if you plan to walk around the cities. And be ready to stay up all night \u00e2\u20ac\u201c most Italians wait to watch the sun rising over the first day of the new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re lucky enough to be celebrating New Years in Italy, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re definitely among the lucky ones! But what can you expect from the Italian New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s celebration? 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