March 8th in Italy is the Festa Delle Donne, or Women's Day. This has been a tradition for a long time in Italy and in many countries around the globe -- and recently the holiday has picked up steam in the U.S. (The photo above features the mimose, the official flower for this holiday in Italy). All over the Italian peninsula on March 8th, groups of women take over restaurant dining rooms en masse, leaving the men to stay home and cook for themselves! This year, we celebrate Festa delle Donne just after an historic win at the Oscars last night for Kathryn Bigelow -- the first female ever to win best director. Congratulations and forza donne!
For a great website featuring information about all things Italian, check out my friend GB's wonderful Italian Notebook, and sign up to get a daily dose of Italy at www.italiannotebook.com. Thanks, Geebs, for the photo I lifted above!
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