http://www.transparent.com/italian/chiacchiere-di-carnevale/ Language and Culture of the Italian-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:59:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.transparent.com/italian/chiacchiere-di-carnevale/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Serena Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:01:58 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=95#comment-155 Roberto, thank you for your comment. If you would care to re-read my post you will notice that it says the following: “traditionally people had to use up all their meat, butter and eggs (hence the name fat week)”. As you see it is written in the past tense hence it describes what people used to do, not what they do now, and its purpose is to explain to non-Italians how the names la Settimana Grassa, Giovedi’ Grasso, and Martedi’ Grasso originated. I have also explained in my previous post the origins of the word Carnevale: “The word Carnevale originally comes from the Latin “carnem” (meat) and “levare” (remove, put away) with reference to the banquet that preceded the beginning of Lent, the period of 40 days during which the eating of meat used to be prohibited.” Roberto, thank you for your comment. If you would care to re-read my post you will notice that it says the following: “traditionally people had to use up all their meat, butter and eggs (hence the name fat week)”. As you see it is written in the past tense hence it describes what people used to do, not what they do now, and its purpose is to explain to non-Italians how the names la Settimana Grassa, Giovedi’ Grasso, and Martedi’ Grasso originated. I have also explained in my previous post the origins of the word Carnevale: “The word Carnevale originally comes from the Latin “carnem” (meat) and “levare” (remove, put away) with reference to the banquet that preceded the beginning of Lent, the period of 40 days during which the eating of meat used to be prohibited.”

]]> http://www.transparent.com/italian/chiacchiere-di-carnevale/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Roberto Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:25:33 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=95#comment-154 The history of Carnevale is very interesting but you don't have to believe that people really eat all the meat they have and then that they will not eat it for 40 days. I am Italian and know no-one who follows this kind of dietary rules. May be during the Middle Ages they did. But it is not like Ramadam. Each one eats every things he like. Actually many people prepare during Carnevale many typical sweets such as Frappe, Castagnole etc. The history of Carnevale is very interesting but you don’t have to believe that people really eat all the meat they have and then that they will not eat it for 40 days. I am Italian and know no-one who follows this kind of dietary rules. May be during the Middle Ages they did. But it is not like Ramadam. Each one eats every things he like. Actually many people prepare during Carnevale many typical sweets such as Frappe, Castagnole etc.

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