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Sienna, Italy
Date: n.d.
Notes: "Festivals: Sienna."
Contributed by: Courtesy of the New York Public Library, Digital Library

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Termoli, Molise, Italy
Date: 1953
Notes: Here is a picture of Teresa Di Tullio and her daughter vacationing by the sea (made possible because the man of the house was then working in Canada).
Contributed by: Madeleine

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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy
Date: September 1953
Notes: Here is a picture of Rosina Melfi and her daughter, Susie, taken by a photographer who travelled from town to town, taking photos of the local residents, many of whom (including Rosina) used his services so as to have photos to send loved ones who had immigrated to North America.
Contributed by: Rosina Melfi

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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy
Date: January 1955
Notes: Here is a picture of Teresa Ferrara (the woman holding the accordion) and a group of her friends and relatives. The group have gone to the countryside to take part in the traditional pig-killing festivities.
Contributed by: Teresa Ferrara

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Casacalenda, Molise, Italy
Date: 1950s
Notes: Present in the picture are the contributor (on the left) and relatives.
Contributed by: Carmelinda Pietracupa

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Terlizzi, Italy
Date: 1950s
Notes: My relatives are celebrating Easter Monday ("Pasquetta") in the traditional way -- they are picnicking in the countryside.
Contributed by: Gemma Forliano

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Terlizzi, Puglia, Italy
Date: 1950
Notes: La Pasquetta. Easter Monday. Our families celebrated Easter Monday by picnicking in the countryside. Present in the photo are my grandmother, Nonna Giovanna Cioce (The woman with the plate on her head), my aunts Zia Nina and Zia Maria, and my cousins, Maria, Pasquale (8 years old and drinking wine) and others.
Contributed by: Gemma Forliano

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Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Date: 1947
Notes: "La Pasquetta." Our family celebrated Easter Monday by picnicking in the countryside. Left-over foods from Easter Sunday were brought along and enjoyed. Even when the weather was cold, people went out and had a good time. They did this both in my father's birthplace in Potenza, Basilicata, and in my mother's small town of Terlizzi, Puglia.
Contributed by: Gemma Forliano

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Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Date: 1960
Notes: "La Pasquetta a Potenza con un po di neve." La Pasquetta (Easter Monday) in Potenza with a little snow. Despite the cold everyone picnicked in the countryside on Easter Monday (That was the tradition!).
Contributed by: Gemma Forliano

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Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Date: 1960
Notes: "La Pasquetta." Food and wine was a big part of the Easter Monday celebrations.
Contributed by: Gemma Forliano

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