by Theresa | Jul 31, 2022 | Goddess, Strega and Italian-Americana
The Goddess Ops has her roots in pre-Roman Italy. Her name is from Opis which is latin for plenty. She is often correlated with the earth and fertility, fruitfulness, riches and prosperity. She is often depicted with a crown on her head and called a Queen. Wiki tells...
by Theresa | Mar 13, 2022 | Goddess, Strega and Italian-Americana
A traditional celebration and acknowledgment of the spring equinox: the arrival of spring, more light and warmer weather in the northern hemisphere. We will celebrate the Italian Goddess Prosperina and her mother Ceres, who some may know as Greek Persephone and...
by Theresa | Jan 28, 2022 | Goddess, Strega and Italian-Americana
The 2002 Calendaro Abruzzese from abruzzo2000.com that I purchased and kept tells us that “5th of February is the feast of Sant’ Agata who is the ‘protector of breast-feeding women, and as such is highly venerated in the countryside, since good and abundant milk was a...
by Theresa | Jan 23, 2022 | Strega and Italian-Americana
I was not born in the Abruzzo. I was born in Keene, NH, the daughter of a second generation Italian American. I am not Italian but half of my ancestors are all from the same village in the Abruzzo: Torre de’ Passeri. My journey back to the roots of my Italian lineage...