Festa della Mamma
Etruscan 500-400 BCE |
In the Uffizi Gallery in Florence hang two of Botticelli's best known works of art, Primavera and the Birth of Venus. Both remind me of the exceptional role women have in Italy. In a culture surrounded by art and beauty, women are valued as a natural resource. The historical influence of women on Italian society and family values goes back to the ancient Etruscans where women were described as dignified, charming and free, caring for their families with great attention. Cultivating and preparing wholesome foods, Etruscan families enjoyed a well laid table and that heritage can still be seen on the tables of Italy today.
La mia Nonna. my cousins Lidia, Mirna, Marika and Ornella, my friends Pinota, Rita, Alice, Chiara and Nora are my maternal muses in Italy where
Mothers are still the center of the universe and Italian children and husbands happily orbit around them enjoying the attention and unconditional love of la mamma.
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