The Feast of the Seven Fishes – an Italian-American Tradition, but is it Italian? Well, it depends on how you define Tradition and how you define Italian. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Christmas Tradition for many Italian-American households. The idea is that on Christmas eve (Christmas day […]
As some of you know, I recently spent a month in Sicily for vacation and reconnecting with my ancestry. While there, I (eventually) met what we in the USA would call Streghe. I was always told that it Italy/Sicily, the word Strega was always negative and never used as a […]
I had wanted to start posting more but getting ready for my trip has really taken all of my time! 10 days and counting until I fly off to Sicily for a month. I have my Euro cash, my bills paid, lodging and other arrangements made. I have to pack […]
Hi everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. It’s not that I haven’t been inspired to say something (Gods know!). It’s that I’ve been very, very busy. For the past several months, Mike and I have been working to get a new retail website up and running. […]
Originally posted on my previous blog archive site Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Authentic versus Valid ……………….. What is “valid” versus what is “authentic?” This topic seems to creep up quite frequently with regards to different modern day traditions of Pagan spiritual practices (Wicca, BTW, Stregheria, you name it). With […]
2009 Feb 02, Coffee With The Strega – A Discussion Workshop Originally posted on my previous blog archive site Hey all, here is a discussion workshop that I will be doing at the end of the month. Hope you can make it! http://www.arsenic.com/resourcepages/strega/streghecoffee.aspx We’ve heard the word, but most of […]