[custom_adv] Fried eggs with bacon, bread, and butter might seem like a perfect breakfast if you’re not Italian. However, local people prefer to eat something sweet in the morning, like cereal or a biscuit, fruit, and espresso. As Italians themselves say, “You want eggs for breakfast? Try London.” [custom_adv] On New Year’s Eve, people in some countries try to complete their last tasks, like, for example, buying any gifts that are left on their list. But Italians have a very unusual tradition on this day: they throw pots, pans, and even furniture out of windows. This act symbolizes getting rid of the old to open the door for a fresh start. [custom_adv] While in most countries, the number “13” is considered to be an unlucky number, for Italians, it’s “17.” This is because rearranging the Roman numeral, XVII, can create the word, “VIXI,” which is translated from Latin as “my life is over.” Due to this, even some hotels here don’t have a seventeenth floor. [custom_adv] People in Italy commonly don’t eat fruit, like apples, pears, and peaches, with the skin. Instead, they first peel it off, which most foreigners find unusual. The explanation for this is that Italians want to eat healthy food and think that the pesticides applied to it are not properly removed, even after washing. [custom_adv] On the Internet, you may find a lot of articles related to how to dress like an Italian woman, and it’s not surprising since Milano is considered one of the fashion capitals of the world. Here, both males and females follow fashion trends and stay classy no matter what the situation is. Even when heading to grocery stores, Italian women look fabulous and glamourous! [custom_adv] In Italy, you may not only see the world’s most ancient sites but also a haunted island. The island of Poveglia is known as an “Island of Ghosts” due to its twisted history. For more than 100 years, the place has been used as a quarantine station for plague sufferers. Around 160,000 people are believed to have been cremated here. Now the island is officially prohibited from tourist visits.
