Customs and traditions Xmas In Naples and Italy

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Customs and traditions Xmas In Naples and
Italy
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Christmas in Italy is rich in traditions which
have, for the most part, a religious history..
The hearth of Naples during Xmas time is San
Gregorio Armeno.
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The crib in Naples

• One of the most ancient traditions and
  characteristics of the celebrations of the
  Christmas in Naples is the building of the
  Crib,
• in many houses there is the tradition, starting
  from December 8th, to start to preparation of a
  Crib,
• great, small, simple or elaborate, employing
  shepherds and sceneries of the ancient Neapolitan
  tradition.

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The great diffusion of the Crib in Naples began
in 1700 during the kingdom of Charles III
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it is in this time that started the work of
figurinaio

• the artist realizes the people in the crib with
  terracotta and ceramics .
• hand paints with great ability and adorns them
  according to the traditional customs.

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• One of the characteristic places of the crib is
  the tavern, frequented by the strangest people of
  the town
• it is the more illuminated place and rich of
  products typical of the food tradition in
  Campania .

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• , in a lot of Neapolitan houses and in the
  outskirts it assumes a symbolic and cathartic
  meaning to manage the scene of the nativity
• filling it with houses, shops, little fountain
  and shepherds purchased in St. Gregorio Armeno

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• In this street, in the centre of Naples,
• the Christmas atmosphere never ends
• and there is no limit between layman and
  religious,
• sacred and profane

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Eating in Christmas

• It is tradition in Naples on Christmas to eat
  very much.
• The Christmas supper (in Italian "cenone" big
  supper) is very rich and caloric and changes from
  family to family
• however it is very often based on fish.

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• For first course usually we prepare linguine,
  or rice, or spaghetti with the fish for second
  baccalà (code) and fried capitone (large eel
  ) broccoli of Christmas, mussels, clams, and
  other fish.
• Then peanuts, fruit and dry fruit. Then there is
  the better part of the supper the sweet.

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• The Italians are very greedy and consume many
  sweets
• In Christmas we have a big choice of them
• "mustacciuoli", then the "rococo", and we finish
  with the "struffoli" our preferred sweets.

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• Typical Christmas Italian cakes are Panettone,
  Pandoro and Torrone.

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Tradition connected with Christmas

• On Christmas Eve dinner everyone plays bingo
  (called tumbulella by Neapolitans) or cards until
  midnight.
• When the clock strikes twelve Christmas presents
  are unwrapped and then everyone goes to Midnight
  Mass.

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• On New Year's Day everyone fires petards and
  fireworks that light up the sky and welcome the
  new year.
• Many people throw old things out of the windows
  hoping to forget all the bad things of the past
  year and have luck and fortune in the new .
• At midnight everyone drinks a toast to the New
  Year but only with Italian sparkling wine!

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• New Year's Day dinner consists of many courses
  that differ from region to region.
• However, the zampone or cotechino with lentils, a
  typical Christmas dish, is present on every table
  from the North to the South.

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• Lentils symbolize money so they are eaten as
  much as possible!Zampone is a symbol of
  abundance because it is the foot of the pig, rich
  in fat!!

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• On the Eve of the Epiphany, 6th January, Italian
  children hang a stocking by the fireplace
• the old woman will puts sweets and chocolates
  into the stockings of children who have been good
  and black coal into the stockings of children who
  have been naughty ! !

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• Here ends our narration of "Christmas in Italy".
  
• We hope you enjoyed reading it and that someday
  you will join us here in Italy to celebrate this
  special event ! !

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Bye for now ..

• Luigi Sonia , Vincenzo , Alessandro , Fabio,
  Antonio, Pietro , Giovanni , Franca Franceco ,
  Mr Cristina , Simone , Concetta , Salvatore ,
  Michele , Maria Pina , Salvatore, Diego , Tania
  , Gloria , Raffaele , Mariapia , Federica