Growing Up Italian

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1. In the early 1900s, all of my great-grandparents emigrated from Santo Stefano, Quisquina, Agrigento to Ellis Island in New York. Santo Stefano is located on which island off the coast of Italy? Sardinia Sicily Corsica Filicudi

2. Religion was a major part of Italian culture. What denomination were most Italians practicing? Protestant Catholic Baptist Lutheran

3. Ok, let's skip ahead several decades when I was born. Although my parents decided on a name for their second daughter, it should have been Josephine if they had followed typical Italian tradition. Who was I to be named after? my Mother's Mother my Mother's Maternal Grandmother my Father's Mother my Father's Paternal Grandmother

4. When I was six months old, my paternal grandparents took care of me while both of my parents worked. When I began to talk, what Italian name did I call my Italian grandparents? Pappy and Granny Grandpa and Grandma Nano and Nana Abuelo and Abuela

5. Every Sunday for as long as I can remember, everyone in my large family went to my Nana's house for Sunday lunch where she would cook an elaborate Italian meal. What would a typical Sunday lunch consist of? spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, salad steak, potatoes, green beans fried chicken, mashed potatoes, bread black beans and rice, yuka, pork

6. It never failed that after we ate such as large Italian meal, our stomachs would be upset. But Nana always had the perfect remedies for any illness. What would Nana rub on our stomachs to make it feel better? water whiskey rubbing alcohol olive oil

7. The first Saturday in December we would all gather at my Nana's house to make our annual Christmas dessert. It consisted of fried dough balls held together by caramelized sugar and sprinkles. What is this hard treat known as? pignolatti sphyngie biscotti coudiuna

8. Although I only understand a little bit of Italian, one phrase that echoed throughout the house was 'venni qua'. What on earth could that mean? come here sit down what are you doing? time to eat

9. Coming from such a large Italian family, we have family gatherings for all the major holidays. There is usually about 50 people on average for these events. Which holiday do we not get together for? Mother's Day Christmas Presidents Day Easter

10. Not all, but most Italian surnames have this generalization about the endings. all of these ends in a ends in i ends in o