Etikett: Allhelgona

Almond sweets in the colours of birth, life and death; children at the door with candle stubs and a song. In the sixth part of our All Saints’ series, Chiara Gelmini explores traditions from Italy’s northeastern Adriatic coast and translates the Cantada dei Santi into English.

Allhelgona · Part 6

Ancient traditions from Italy’s northeastern Adriatic coast

Every year, around All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, bakeries across central and much of northern Italy fill their windows with fave dei morti, literally ”beans of the dead”: small, sweet biscuits traditionally made with almonds, sugar and egg whites, with many regional variations.

Fortsätt läsa ”Sweets for the Dead, Songs for the Living”