TORONTO – Just because we may not know another culture exists in our very midst, does not mean that culture it is not a vibrant reality. We ignore it at our own peril. At a minimum, we deprive ourselves of the rich benefit its practitioners enjoy. I have been attending the annual anniversary celebrations of One Heritage Canada on and off for several years. This year, its showpiece celebration of diversity celebrated its 18th anniversary in highlighting Heritage Beyond Borders…
TORONTO – Solo perché noi potremmo non sapere che proprio in mezzo a noi esiste un’altra cultura, non significa che quella cultura non sia una realtà vibrante. La ignoriamo a nostro rischio e pericolo. Come minimo, ci priviamo dei ricchi benefici di cui godono i suoi praticanti…
TORONTO – It is not official, but, judging from the number of banquets and delegations from the region, this month of November has “the feel” of a special designation for the Laziali – émigrés from the region of Italy in which Rome is located. I checked, but aside from the Ciociari who represent the largest single community from that region in Toronto, if not Ontario or indeed Canada, most people are busy celebrating events pertinent to their town…
TORONTO – Non è ufficiale, ma, a giudicare dal numero di banchetti e delegazioni provenienti dalla regione, questo mese di novembre ha “l’aria” di una designazione speciale per i Laziali, emigrati dalla regione italiana in cui si trova Roma. Ho controllato: a parte i Ciociari che rappresentano la più grande comunità di quella regione a Toronto, se non addirittura in Ontario o in Canada, la maggior parte delle persone è impegnata a celebrare eventi pertinenti alla propria città…
TORONTO – It is Banquet season in Toronto’s many “Italian communities”. social-cultural associations, organizations – whether singly or in “federations” – meet to re-enforce their familial or town of origin ties. There is the ever-present meal to surpass the previous years’ in quality and abundance; music to entice “the tripping of the light fantastic” and the celebration of success achieved or vested in youth for later achievement…
