Daily Archives: April 21, 2011

My Pick of the Day on Rome’s Birthday

What was my favorite event of Rome’s day-long birthday party? At 6pm, in the Circus Maximus, the Roman historical acting group, Gruppo Storico Romano, re-enacted the Parilia, the ancient Roman agricultural festival that was celebrated every April 21st (Did ancient … Continue reading

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Holy Week, Batman!

Between Rome’s birthday today, Holy Week going on right now, Easter on Sunday, and JP2′s beatification next week, there is a lot happening here in the Eternal City.  But, let’s focus on one at a time.  Because today is Maundy … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Rome!

Buon Compleanno Roma! Today is Rome’s official Birthday, with too many candles on its cake to count (over 2,000)! Best of all this means lots of free, fun events, including (more)FREE museums! We suggest the MACRO (Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art), and … Continue reading

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