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ICAP Italian Dual Citizenship Holiday Special 2016

Holiday Special from ICAP

If you have been considering getting your Italian citizenship, now is a great time. ICAP is offering a 10 % discount on our Italian Vital Record and Naturalization Record Search, now through January 7, 2017. If you are of Italian…

The Benefits of Using A Travel Agent

The Benefits of Using A Travel Agent

Do you spend hours on your cell phone? Laptop? Tablet? PC? According to a London study “The average person spends 8 hours and 41 minutes on electronic devices” and more if you take your work home with you and enjoy…

Ferragosto, a unique festivity!

Ferragosto, a unique festivity!

The Italian word “Ferragosto”, in other languages, doesn’t have a literal translation. It’s useless typing it on a common translator or looking for its brief definition on the most modern encyclopedias. Ferragosto can only be told!

Surely, the synonyms that more suit this untranslatable word are relax, leisure and vacation! Ferragosto is indeed the mid-summer festivity celebrated in Italy and in the small Republic of San Marino that occurs August 15th.

Il Ferragosto, una festa unica!

English La parola italiana “Ferragosto”, nelle altre lingue, non ha una traduzione letterale. Inutile digitarla su un comune traduttore o cercarne una breve definizione nelle più moderne enciclopedie. Il Ferragosto può essere solo raccontato! Sicuramente i sinonimi che più si…

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La Storia di San Donato di Ripacandida

English Nel 1891 la citta’ di Blue Island in Illinois comincio’ a popolarsi di Italiani provenienti dalla Basilicata,  Potenza, Melfi, Avigliano, Ripacandida). Nel 1905 , 43 Italiani provenienti da queste regioni  decisero di fondare Italian Society of St.Donato. Alcuni di…

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The Feast of St. Donatus of Ripacandida

In 1897 the city of Blue Island, Illinois saw its first Italian immigrants from the region of Lucania now known as Basilicata (immigrants from the towns of Ripacandida, Potenza, Melfi, Avigliano.) In 1905 with only 43 Italian people from Basilicata, the Blue Island Society of San Donato began; San Donato is the patron saint of Ripacandida. In 1907 some of the members traveled to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where several people from Basilicata had immigrated.

Securing Your Passport While Travelling - Italian Citizenship Assistance Program

Securing Your Passport While Traveling

Your Passport gives you the privilege and freedom to explore the world. It is the international traveler’s best friend when leaving the country and an important form of identification in foreign nations. A lost or stolen passport can be a…

UK decision to withdraw from EU

UK Decision to Withdraw from EU

Kelly Cordes, Esquire On June 23, 2016, the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, with 51.9% of voters in favor of the decision and 48.1% in favor of remaining in the EU.  The European Union, usually…

Monticchio Laghi. Foto di Antonello Traficante

Basilicata: un tesoro nascosto

English La Basilicata è una piccola regione situata nell’Italia Meridionale. Conosciuta anche come Lucania, nome derivante dall’antica popolazione dei Lucani, oggi conta circa 575.000 abitanti. Sebbene non sia fra le regioni più piccole del Bel Paese, non tutti conoscono questa…