{"id":12756,"date":"2022-07-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italianlanguagefoundation.org\/?p=12756"},"modified":"2024-02-19T19:51:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T00:51:14","slug":"ferragosta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/ferragosta\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferragosta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by: Claudia Mosca, an aspiring author and freelance writer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer culture, how to celebrate ferragosto: story and traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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In Italy, the celebration of Ferragosto is highly anticipated throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the night of August 15, one of the most magical nights of summer, friends and family join together to celebrate Ferragosto. The holiday has quite ancient origins, and it carries a tradition much longer than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferragosto is celebrated to give ourselves a moment of rest and distraction, to forget everyday problems and really enjoy the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is its history? How was Ferragosto born?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When<\/strong> ferragosto was born<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name “Ferragosto” is related to the Latin Feriae Augusti (Augustus’ rest), in honor of the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Augustus-who gave the month of August its name-was the first to introduce a summer festival, a period of rest dedicated to the entire empire. He instituted it in 18 B.C., following the tradition of the Consualia, a feast that celebrated the end of agricultural work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the period of the Feriae Augusti, all citizens enjoyed a time of rest. Work in the fields ended and farmers could enjoy nature, wishing the land fertility for the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This particular celebration, which began as a “pagan event,” was later assimilated by the Catholic Church. Around the seventh century, Christians began to celebrate the Assumption of Mary, choosing August 15 as the very date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their tradition, Mary had been Assumed (received into heaven as both soul and body) in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From then on, the Ferragosto celebrations have never left Italy. The Assumption of Mary has become reason of joy, a delicate moment to be spent in the company of family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tradition of Ferragosto is both long and deep, but always celebrated with the typical lightheartedness of Italians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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