The law requires all chidren in Italy to attend school between 6 and 14 years of age.Other facts on Italy are that Catholic schools are not numerous in Italy about 90% of all elementary school children attends public schools.At the age of 14 a student who elects to stay in school begins at 5 year program at a senior high school called Licen Italy colleges and Universities are time honored institution.Also Italy spent 12% of it's total national budget on education.Here are some ways the education in this country is differnt from the education in the country in which i live.Italian children wear uniform and go to school on Saturdays.A child schooling often starts at the age of three or four in kindergarden.Often students in Italy have no playgrounds or school sports.School in Italy ends at 12:30 in the afternoon.
The Mafia is a custom in Italy also Medival palio(August),Wine making,Mostra Vini Spumanti(mid March),kissing on both when meeting each other,making sauages,Amici Della Mosica(October to April),Making tomatoe sauce,Festa Dei Popole(November to December),Festa dei Ceri(5May)festival race with candels,Opera has tradionally been attended by Italians,Dance of the devils and death(Easter Sunday)called Prizzi Sicily dance recital symbolizing the attemps of evil to vanquish the forces of God.Festa della Mela(late May),La Beffana(mid December to mid January)Rome well-known Christmas and Children's fair held in Piazza Navona,Palio(September),Capodanno(1 January)all over the country New Years day is celebrated with fire works and other activites to welcome in the New Year.Festa di Sant'e fisin(1 May)cagliari,Sardinia Paraders in traditional Sardinian costome,Festa degli Aquiloni(first Sunday after Easter)kite lovers perform aerial acrobatics.
Fratelli d'Italia,l'Italia s'e desta,
dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa.
Dov'e la vittoria?Le porga la chioma,
che schiava di Roma Iddio la creo.
(Rataplan,rataplan,rataplan plan plan plan plan)
Fratelli d'Italia,L'Italia s'e desta,
dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa.
Dov'e la Vittoria?Le porga la chioma,
che schiava di Roma Iddio la creo.
Stringiamci a coorte,siam pronti alla morte,
siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamo.
Stringiamci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte,
siam pronti alla morte,l'Italia chiamo.Si.
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