Buon Natale Italian Christmas Sweatshirt

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Here in Italy, we typically only wish Buon Natale to someone on Christmas Day. If you meet a person you know, or you want to be nice to a stranger, before December 25 th, you should say Buone Feste, a more general ‘happy holidays.’ For some family members, Christmas wouldn’t be the same without traditional treats, like Christmas pud, trifle or profiteroles. Our new Collection perfectly matured Christmas puddingis bursting with vine fruits, cherries, almonds and festive spices and comes wrapped in a decorative reusable tea towel. Gesù bambino is often placed in his manger on the night between the 24th and 25th of December. The Re Magi are brought closer to the Infant during the Epiphany. But if you’ve got some free time and love the end of year holidays… Keep me company! As a certified Christmas fan and Italian, let me tell you about Christmas in the Boot.

Each jumper is knitted with 100% sustainable cotton from the Better Cotton Initiative – a group that promotes better global standards in cotton farming and practice. Italian children may receive un calendario dell'avvento (“an advent calendar”) when December begins. In Bolzano, an Italian city, a gigantic advent calendar takes place every year. It is organized in a building that faces one of the city’s most important places. Each of the building’s windows is covered with numbered panels. Every day, a window is uncovered, revealing a beautiful landscape image. L’Epifania (January 6th) marks the end of the Christmas holidays in Italy. It is most famous for its special Italian character.

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On top of the tree goes la stella (“the star”) or il puntale (“the Christmas topper”). Le Feste Natalizie – “The Christmas Holidays” I told you at the beginning of the post that I wanted to share with you the recipe for one of our favorite Christmas treats. Genoa has the pandolce, from pane dolce (“sweet bread”). You probably know it as the “Genoa Cake”. It is filled with dried fruits and often looks like a gigantic cookie. Tradition has it that the youngest person at the Cenone brings the pandolce to the table, the eldest has to cut it, and the person who prepared it gets the first slice. Nowadays, the pandolce is not often prepared at home anymore. For the sake of the tradition, the nonna (“grandmother”) or the madre (“mother”) might be the first to get their share.

Nowadays, the tradition has faded among the younger generations. However, you will always find groups of nonne (“grandmas”) going to church for the midnight mass. L’Albero di Natale – “The Christmas Tree”

Tanti auguri is a very versatile greeting that can be used in any happy situation that calls for good wishes, like birthdays, Mother’s Day, or Christmas. It is also common to only use auguri. Buone feste corresponds to the English ‘Happy Holidays.’ It’s used when you want to wish someone a happy holiday season (not just Christmas). Tanti Auguri di Buone Feste

Add the pine nuts. Turn the mixer on again for about 10 seconds at medium speed. Then transfer the dough onto a pastry board and compact it with your hands.

I am very excited to get started! I do love this time of the year! Before we start, I’d like to give you the best reason to stay until the end. I’ll give you the recipe for one of our favorite Christmas treats! A “Certified A” bonus of Nonna (“grandmother”) quality. Other Italian Christmas breads include the panforte from Siena, the panpepato from Ferrara, and the pangiallo from Rome.

For something small and sweet to serve with coffee, bring a selection of these treats to the table: mini chocolate tortes are indulgent Belgian chocolate ganache bites, while our mini macarons in raspberry, Belgian chocolate and vanilla flavours will add a touch of luxury. You can’t beat profiteroles, and as it’s Christmas, you’d better make sure they’re posh ones. Our Collection posh profiteroles are filled with sea-salted caramel cream and topped with chocolate sauce. One just isn’t enough. While Italy has a strong Catholic population, not all end of the year holidays celebrated in the Boot are related to the Christian religion. Some examples include Chanukah or la Festa delle Luci (“Hanukkah , literally *the Holiday of Lights”) and *Kwanzaa. The Boot has a long history of kingdom division, invasion from outsiders, and multiculturality. Even after 1861, the year of the Italian unification, each Italian region has maintained a somewhat unique culture.Buon Natale is the most common Italian phrase used to wish someone a Merry Christmas. The Italian term natale comes from the Latin natalem (birth), as part of the sentence natālem Christi (day of birth of Christ). However, all regions share a common point when it comes to the end of year holidays. Italy’s history is closely linked to the Catholic religion, and so are many Italian holiday traditions. Our Merry Spritzmas jumper embodies the spirit of Venice with a vintage twist. Geometric shapes inspired by the facades of traditional Venetian buildings create a contrast of colour and pattern in a classic Fair Isle knit. Buone Feste Natalizie (“Good Christmas Holidays”) works as well. I will tell you more about the feste natalizie later in the post. Say “Best Wishes” in Italian – Tanti Auguri