Pope’s ‘August surprise’ could be most counter-cultural stand of all
While Americans and other cultures may stagger vacations throughout the year, Italy basically crams them all into one somnambulant month.
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by bcadmin | Aug 1, 2021 | August, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Ferragosto, Isis, Italy, lead, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, South Korea | 0 |
While Americans and other cultures may stagger vacations throughout the year, Italy basically crams them all into one somnambulant month.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 8, 2020 | Arabian Peninsula, Baptism, Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Council for the Economy, Eastern Catholic Churches, Ferragosto, lead, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, Spain, Vatican finances | 0 |
For the whole Catholic world, August 15 means the Feast of the Assumption. In Italy, it also means ferragosto, the traditional summer holiday that sees the whole country head to either the beach or the mountains, or both, roughly from the second week of August until early September.
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