Next meeting (in Italian):

Sat, 17 Decmber, 10.00 am-12.00 pm (Pacific Time); 1.00 pm-3.00 pm (Eastern Time)

Book Discussed:

Laura Bondi, ll posto segreto del cuore, Amazon 2012

Meet our new coordinator:

Rossana Copler

The Italian Book Club is sponsored by the Dante Alighieri Society of BC and the Italian Institute of Culture in Toronto.
Meet other bibliophiles, share ideas and deepen your understanding of Italian literature, history and culture.

The Italian Book Club is FREE and OPEN to all those in Canada and beyond interested in friendly and thought-provoking discussions of Italian books: fiction, non-fiction, classics, prize-winners, etc.

To register:

Email to: info@dantesocietybc.ca

NATALE (CHRISTMAS)

December, in Italy, is the month of celebrations together with the family. From the end of November you can breathe the Christmas atmosphere everywhere, from small villages to huge cities. Here are some curiosities about the month of December that you can tell your friends:

December 8th is a statutory holiday throughout Italy and the Immaculate Conception is celebrated. According to the Christian religion, in this day Italians celebrate the religious dogma in which it was sanctioned that the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, was born and was conceived without Original Sin.

How do Italians celebrate? First of all, it is traditional to decorate the Christmas tree and make the "presepe" during this festivity. It's a national holiday, so schools and offices are closed.

MERCATINI DI NATALE (CHRISTMAS MARKETS)

Mercatini di Natale (Chirstmas Market). Explore Italy through the most popular Christmas markets in which you will find seasonal food and wine and local crafts with gift ideas for everyone and for all ages. Here some of the most famous Christmas Market in Italy:
 

1. Bassano del Grappa, Veneto

2. Bolzano Market And South Tyrol Area

3. Merano, Trentino Alto Adige

IL PRESEPE
 

What is it? The term "presepe" represents the Nativity of Bethlehem. In Italy, every family has a presepe, and starting December 8, Italian families set up their "presepi" inside their homes, taking great pride in creating very elaborate scenes with lighting, backdrops, running water and multiple figures. However, Baby Jesus is never placed in the crib until Christmas Eve.

“BEAUTY IN AN ACT: 

NUTRITION

IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS &

THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET”

A presentation and panel discussion

Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 PM 

Joyce Walley Room @

Museum of Vancouver

1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver

In December, 2022, Vancouver will host the Fencing World Cup, where Italy will participate with its national female and male teams of épée, the specialty of fencing known in Italian as “spada”.

The keynote speaker will be Emma McCrudden (UBC School of Kinesiology), who will give a short talk on the topic of “Fuelling for Optimal Health and Performance”, focussing on how such a balanced diet can meet the challenges faced by high performance sport athletes. 

WATCH A MOVIE BY AN ITALIAN FILM DIRECTOR IN VANCOUVER

"Residents of Arcadia,"

a movie by Domenico Cutrupi

Two successful online influencers are confronted with the appearance of a mysterious countdown on their mirrors that threatens to reveal what's behind their apparently perfect life.

Residents of Arcadia is a film about the immigrant experience; more specifically, it's the story of an Italian man and an Indian woman in search for an ideal life in Canada. Sci-fi approach aside, the tale is based on the director's experience as an immigrant from Italy to Canada and stories of Indian immigrants he encountered in his journey to become a Canadian citizen. The main theme of the film is the clash of the immigrant's cultural identity against a new society while searching for a new ideal self.

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