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Friday 17th

For all Italians, if the 17th of the month falls on Friday, this becomes a bad day. Friday 17th is considered a bad luck day. In Italy there is also the proverb "né di Venere ne di Marte non si sposa né si parte né si da inizio all'arte", which means that on Tuesdays and Fridays you should not get married, leave or start any project because it is bad luck. So if you add 17, which is an unlucky number, to the Friday that is bad luck, you get a black day.

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My beautiful city. Until a few months ago it was always full of people. People came from all over the world to admire the art, culture and landscapes. Now it's just a beautiful but desolate city. A city like florence, which is based on tourism, is currently suffering a lot from the global crisis. I just hope that when everything will be over, there will be tourists again happy to admire the beauty of this city of mine.

#stayathome

Florence sunset, Tuscany, Italy

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Watch this video to see the wonders of my country. It is a video of Italy for Italy itself and for all those who are fond of this country.

The sentences are taken from the book "Viaggio in Italia" by Guido Piovene. The voice is by Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino.

I'll translate as best I can what's said in the video:

Some beauties reach outside Italy to a more extreme degree. Immense rivers, immense lakes, forests, glaciers, plains, luxurious blooms, dramatic cliffs. The specialty of Italy is that all these different and contrasting beauties that unfold one by one on the earth's surface are represented in a compendium that like a prism, reflects in short space in its many faces all the rest of the world. It would seem that a capricious divinity, after having shattered the world, has gathered here, choosing from all sides, shiny fragments. In Italy, however, many heterogeneous elements are dosed, balanced, harmonized together with the same care with which an artist harmonizes the different influences and notes from the real world. Nature itself was born as a work of art and seems to obey a rule of artistic composition, it is already composed in landscape. The long work of man has made this association of art and nature even closer, and here I mean by art everything that man has done, from a cathedral to a cultivation. A nature that is already art itself and the art combined with the human work do not stand out in Italy. Art is also landscape, everywhere. The Italian landscape has been reproduced by so many artists that it is now impossible for us to separate what we see with our eyes and theirs. The Venetian countryside is filled with many paintings by Titian or Veronese. The Tuscan countryside is made up of many Paolo Uccello or Piero della Francesca. There is no space in Italy that man has not already acquired and introduced into his memories before he has even seen it. There is no anonymous high ground, everything is humanized, everything has a name, and the name is linked to a historical event, to a legend, to a myth, to this is due if the Italian people are soaked in art even more than the other European peoples all soaked in art. The street and the Italian square are theaters and all actors of themselves.

#travellerlovesitaly

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Two days ago my twin sister and i had our birthday. We celebrated alone at home with our family with a homemade cake and no presents (we have been in quarantine since the first days of march). But in the end we are all still together. It doesn't matter if for once in our lives we don't celebrate something with our friends. It doesn't matter if we didn't have a big party. Life goes on, but we still have to be respectful of the rules and those who are no longer there.

Be safe x

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The friars of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, adhere to the #istayathome campaign. Just go to www.sanfrancescopatronoditalia.it/basilica/ and you can virtually enter and admire the wonders of the monumental complex.

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Meanwhile in Venice the swans appear in the canal.

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The port of Cagliari in Sardinia is so empty that the dolphins are back. With Italy still due to the coronavirus, nature is returning to take its place.

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Stay strong Croatia

I don't know if news of the earthquake in Croatia has circulated in every country. However, it did a lot of damage to buildings. In this time of global crisis, this could be neglected by the news. But it is not less important. I hope that no one was hurt. I send you all the love from Italy. Stay strong Croatia.

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There are many countries that are showing solidarity for Italy these days. Thank you all and remember, stay safe.

Una manifestazione di solidarietà e di vicinanza dai nostri amici tedeschi, in questo momento così difficile.

Danke Bamberg

☆Brezzamarina☆

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Video dell’università di pisa che risponde alla domanda, “perché restare a casa?”

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Stringimi forte che nessuna notte è infinita I migliori anni della nostra vita

Renato Zero

Traslation: Hold me tight that no night is endless, the best years of our lives

ps: this is a song that every Italian can't help but know.

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These are the most affected nations (updated to March 20). I don't know if all governments report the real data. I don't know how long it will take to see the end of this epidemic. In countries like Italy, test are done on everyone who shows symptoms. in countries like england, very few test are done daily. In countries like America, not everyone can afford the test. It doesn't matter what number you see on the websites. What matters is that a lot of people are dying, and a lot of countries one after the other are ending up like China, Italy and Spain. Wake up. People are dying, and those who stay are mourning the dead.

Stay safe.

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Italy has many incredible places. There are the cities of art, the Tuscan hills, unspoilt beaches, natural oases and mountains. In the north of Italy there are many peaks, the highest is Monte Bianco. I am more of a sea person but mountains are wonderful. The landscapes are something wonderful, especially at sunrise and sunset. Cadore, italy.

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Riomaggiore, Italy

During my "5 terre" tour I also passed by Riomaggiore. Riomaggiore as well as being colorful and having beautiful views of the sea is also connected to Manarola through the famous "via dell'amore" (way of love).

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Credo negli esseri umani Credo negli esseri umani Che hanno coraggio, coraggio di essere umani

Marco Mengoni

Translation: I believe in human beings, I believe in human beings that have the courage, the courage to be humans.