{"id":16022,"date":"2019-12-05T09:34:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T09:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devourromefoodtours.com\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2022-02-25T22:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T22:38:15","slug":"christmas-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/blog\/christmas-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love Letter to Christmas in Italy (and the Family Meal that Starts the Season)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
I\u2019ve always loved the holidays back at home, but the Italians manage to take it to a whole new level, with seven giorni di festa<\/em> throughout the months of December and January. Every single Catholic holiday is celebrated with enormous quantities of pasta, roasted meats, local wines and the biggest variety of chocolate, nuts and dried fruits you could imagine.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n And this becomes even more apparent when you\u2019re celebrating in someone\u2019s home, the traditional way, like I do with my in-laws here in Rome. December 8, or the feast of the Immaculate Conception, is one of my favorite holidays of the year. It\u2019s the start of this magical season and when you finally start decorating and prepping your home (and kitchen) for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n