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35 Cards in this Set
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La Belfana
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a benevolent witch who brings toys to good children, coal to bad ones on January 6 (ephiphany)
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il Capodanno
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New Year's Day
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la columba
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Easter cake in shape of dove
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il discorso
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speech
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i fuochi
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fireworks
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i fuochi artificiali
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fireworks
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il natale
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christmas
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il pandoro
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traditional xmas cake
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il panettone
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traditional christmas cake
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la Pasqua
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easter
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il patrono
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patron
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la quareisma
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lend
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la sfilata
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parade
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il torrone
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traditional xmas nougat
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le uova di Pasqua
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chocolate easter eggs
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l'amuleto
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amulet
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il chiromante
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fortune teller
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fare le corna
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to knock on wood
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in bocca al lupo!
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Good luck
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il malocchio
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evil eye
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portrare fortuna
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to bring luck
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portrare sfortuna
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to bring bad luck
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scaramantico
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superstitous
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la scaramanzia, lo scongiuro
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superstitous practice
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scongiurare
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to ward off bad luck
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il soprannaturale
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supernatural
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il talismano
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talisman
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toccare ferro
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to knock on wood
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tramandare
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to pass down, transmit
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la cultura contraina
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peasant culture
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la favola, la fiaba
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fairy tale, fable
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il folklore
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:)
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il gesto
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gesture
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stagionale
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seasonal
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l'usanza
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customs
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