Valentina | Photoblog

Street art

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:29 +0200

Gente // People

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:48 +0200

Untitled #3

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30 +0200

Zenit 412 LS + Lomography Color Negative 400

Tramonto // Sunset

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:23 +0200

Zenit 412 LS + Lomography Color Negative 400

Untitled #2

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:31 +0200

Untitled #1

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:37 +0200

Tramonto da Caorle (Venezia, Italia) // Sunset from Caorle (Venice, Italy)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:58 +0200

Inverno // Winter

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:28 +0200

Befana

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:42 +0200

In the Italian folklore, "Befana" is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus.
The old lady character should then represent the old year just passed, ready to be burned in order to give place to the new one.
The Befana is celebrated throughout all of Italy, and has become a national icon.
On the 6th of January, in Prato della Valle in Padua, my city, the sparks of the fire went east. So this year 2013 should be a good one! Fingers crossed!
There are poems about Befana, which are known in slightly different versions throughout Italy. Here is one of the versions:
La Befana vien di notte
Con le scarpe tutte rotte
Col vestito alla romana
Viva, Viva La Befana!

The English translation is:

The Befana comes by night
With her shoes all tattered and torn
She comes dressed in the Roman way
Long life to the Befana!

Scultura di sabbia // Sand sculpture (Sand Nativity - Jesolo - Venezia, Italy)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:16 +0200