Ferragosto

Ferragosto

Ferragosto is an Italian holiday celebrated on August 15. Originally, it was related to a celebration of the middle of the summer and the end of the hard labour in the fields. In time, the Roman Catholicism adopted this date as a Holy Day of Obligation to commemorate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—the real physical elevation of her sinless soul and incorrupt body into Heaven.

Before the Roman Catholic Church came into existence, however, this holiday was celebrated in the Roman Empire to honor the gods—in particular Diana—and the cycle of fertility and ripening. In fact, the present Italian name of the holiday derives from its original Latin name, "Feriae Augusti" (Fairs of the Emperor Augustus) cite web |author=Pianigiani, Ottorino|title=Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana|year=1907|url=http://www.etimo.it/?term=ferragosto] .

Almost the entire month of August was taken as holiday and leisure time in Italy in honor of this feast day.

In present days, Ferragosto is mainly a short holiday where Italian people have short vacations.

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ferragosto — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ferragosto es una fiesta italiana celebrada el 15 de agosto. De raíces antiquísimas, esta fiesta popular celebraba el fin de las labores agrícolas. Según la tradición católica es el día de la Asunción de la Virgen… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ferragosto — Ausgelassene Spiele am Strand zu Ferragosto Mit Ferragosto (von lat. Feriae Augusti = Festtag des Augustus) wird in Italien der Feiertag bezeichnet, der auf den 15. August fällt. Er wird auch in Teilen Deutschlands und in vielen mehrheitlich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ferragosto — fer·ra·gó·sto s.m. CO festività popolare celebrata in origine il primo agosto e spostata in seguito al quindici del mese per farla coincidere con la ricorrenza liturgica dell Assunzione | estens., il giorno in cui si celebra tale festività: a… …   Dizionario italiano

  • ferragosto — {{hw}}{{ferragosto}}{{/hw}}s. m. Festa del 15 agosto in onore dell Assunta e periodo festivo esteso ai giorni precedenti e seguenti tale data. ETIMOLOGIA: dal lat. feriae augusti ‘festa di agosto’ …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • ferragosto — pl.m. ferragosti …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • ferragosto — [lat. feriae Augusti «festa d agosto»] s. m. 15 agosto, Assunta, mezzagosto …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • Pranzo di ferragosto — Le Déjeuner du 15 août Le Déjeuner du 15 août (Pranzo di ferragosto) est un film italien réalisé par Gianni Di Gregorio sorti en 2009. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 65th Venice International Film Festival — The 65th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on August 27, 2008 by Burn After Reading , and closed on September 6, 2008.International competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, awarded Leone d Oro to The Wrestler ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Assumption of Mary — Assunta redirects here. For the hospital in Malaysia, see Assunta Hospital. Santa Maria Assunta redirects here. For churches with this dedication, see Santa Maria Assunta (churches). This article is about the theological concept. For works of art …   Wikipedia

  • Utah Italians — include the descendants of immigrants from Italy, and a small number of recent immigrants from Italy. More and more Utah Italians of the third and fourth generations are trying to reconnect to the rich heritage of their country of origin, also to …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”