Italian Winter Holidays Visit Sardinia
More On This Topic: Hungry Human Italian Winter Holidays – Visit Sardinia by Levi Reiss The beautiful island of Sardinia east of the Italian mainland has a relatively mild winter. But you won\’t want to sit in your shirtsleeves in a seaside café sipping a local wine. That pleasure will have to wait for the other seasons. November 1 is the day of the Dead, and in Nuoro many families prepare a feast and leave room at the table for departed loved ones. They cook lots of extra food and share the meal with less fortunate neighbors. Then people join the holy procession to the Madonna delle Grazie sanctuary, where village from neighboring villages sing hymns. The village of Desulo holds a \’Mountain Products Agricultural Fair\’ with handicraft and painting exhibitions during the first week of November. Santa Lucia is a beloved saint whose December 13th festival is celebrated in…