Why do actors say “shit, shit, shit” before a show?

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The theater it’s full of Very strict “rules”. so as not to attract the bad luck: Woe betide Macbeth, wear ...

The story of “Happy Birthday to you”: who wrote the happy birthday song and who has the copyright

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Best wishes to you it is the Italian version of a song born in the United States, Happy Birthday to ...

Why is Cattelan’s middle finger in Piazza Affari in Milan called LOVE? History and meaning

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Walking through the center of Milan, and going to the finance area of ​​Piazza Affari (between the Cadorna and Cairoli ...

Forests “think” according to certain peoples of the Amazon: here’s why, between animism and perspectivism

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In the heart ofAmazonsomeone indigenous communities they perceive the forest as something much more complex than a simple collection of ...

Do you remember the differences between types of columns and capitals? Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and other orders

colonne dorica ionica e corinzia caratteristiche e differenze
Remember the classical columns and theirs capitals that at school, during art or technical drawing lessons, we were taught to ...

Who invented denim fabric? The true story of blue jeans

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The invention of jeans fabric, also called denim, it dates back to the 1400swhen in Chieri, in Piedmont, a resistant ...

In Bali, field irrigation is a religious practice: what is Subak, a UNESCO heritage site

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On the island of Baliin Indonesia, known for its rice fields created among the reliefs of volcanic origin, the so-called ...

Why do Arabs write from right to left?

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There Arabic writing is accomplished from right to left For religious, historical, cultural motivations but also for practical reasons. According ...

«Culture is created through study but also through experience»: interview with Don Antonio Loffredo

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The Catacombs of San Gennaroa historic place in Naples and in particular in the “difficult” Rione Sanità neighborhood, were closed ...

Christopher Columbus, Jewish and from Valencia? A documentary takes up the hypothesis, but there is no proof

teoria cristoforo colombo era spagnolo oppure italiano
In recent days, news has appeared in the media that a new study has demonstrated the Spanish origins and not ...