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“ORO, INCENSO E MIRRA”
Course of Italian language and Christmas tradition in Rome and Milan

Christmas in Italy: Italian culture and traditions

The Christmas season in Italy lasts for three weeks: it starts 8 days before Christmas and ends on the Epiphany Celebration (January 6th). This time of the year is called "La Novena"

Christmas is the most important holiday in Italy, and its celebration is a great tradition all over the country.

To get in touch with the spirit of the Italian way of celebrating Christmas and to share Italian traditions with other students, the Italian language schools Leonardo da Vinci in Milan and Rome have developed a "Christmas special course" for those who would like to discover the typical Italian Christmas.

Below the program of the courses:

Italian Christmas course in Milan | Italian Christmas course in Rome

Italian Christmas special course
in Milan

Program of the course:
Monday 14 december 2009
09:00 - 10:30 Italian language lessons.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break.
10:45 - 12:15 “How to decorate your home during Christmas time”.

Tuesday 15 december 2009
09:00 - 10:30 Italian language lessons.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break.
10:45 - 12:15 “How to set your table for Christmas lunch”.
15:00 - 18:00 Guided visits to typical shops for Christmas home design.

Wednesday 16 december 2009
09:00 - 10:30 Italian language lessons.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break.
10:45 - 12:15 “Preparing Christmas lunch/dinner from A to Z”.

Thursday 17 december 2009
09:00 - 10:30 Italian language lessons.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break.
10:45 - 12:15 “Italian traditions during Christmas and introduction to the Milanese 'Panettone' tradition (Christmas sweet bread)”.
15:00 - 18:00 Guided visits to typical shops for Christmas food.

Friday 18 december 2009
09:00 - 10:30 Italian language lessons.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break.
10:45 - 12:15 “Christmas and after Christmas: New Year & Ephifany”.
20:30 Typical Italian christmas dinner in restaurant.

Christmas language and traditions	Duration	Course No.	Number of Lessons	Participants		Euro *
				min.	max.
	1 week	691	20 + visits & dinner	2		230
Accomodation	One week accomodation (6 nights), from Sunday 13 December to Saturday 19 December 2009: Apartment, shared kitchen and bathroom, single room €140; Family, breakfast, single room € 140; Family, half board, single room € 210.
Notes	Levels of Italian: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Transfer on request.

To enroll fill in the application form and select "Christmas Course Milan".

Italian Christmas special course in Rome

Program of the course:

Monday 14 december 2009
09:30 - 11 Italian language lessons.
11 - 11:20 Coffee break.
11:20 - 13 Introduction to the Neapolitan "Presepe" tradition (Nativity scene) at Christmas time (permanent show of an original seventeenth century "presepe").

Tuesday 15 december 2009
09:30 - 11 Italian language lessons.
11 - 11:20 Coffee break.
11:20 - 13 The importance of table decoration during Christmas time
15:00 - 18:00 Practical lesson about floral decoration with an evocation of remote atmospheres through a contemporary point of view.

Wednesday 16 december 2009
09:30 - 11 Italian language lessons.
11 - 11:20 Coffee break.
11:20 - 13 How to prepare a perfect Christmas menu according to the Italian tradition, with the supervision of a professional chef

Thursday 17 december 2009
09:30 - 11 Italian language lessons.
11 - 11:20 Coffee break.
11:20 - 13 Guided visit to the marketplace of “Campo de’ fiori”.
15:00 – 18:00 Illustration and preparation of a selection of the main Italian Christmas course, with the supervision of a professional chef.

Friday 18 december 2009
09:30 – 11:00 Italian language lessons.
11:00 – 11:20 coffee break.
11:00 – 13:00 Typical Italian gastronomic specialities of the Christmas holidays (Christmas, New Year's day, Ephifany).
15:00 – 16:00 Focus on the typical Christmas cakes.
16:00 – 19:00 Gastronomic Laboratory: preparation of a complete menu, with the supervision of a professional chef.
19:00 Final party: tasting of all courses prepared in a friendly Christmas atmosphere.

Christmas language and traditions	Duration	Course No.	Number of Lessons	Participants		Euro *
				min.	max.
	1 week	791	20 + visits + dinner	2		230
Accomodation	One week accomodation, from Sunday 13 December to Saturday 19 December 2009: Apartment, shared kitchen and bathroom, single room €140; Family, breakfast, single room € 140; Family, half board, single room € 210.
Notes	Levels of Italian: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Transfer on request.