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The Neapolitan Presepe. Where Art, Religion and Popular Culture Come Together

Marcello De Marco

i-Italy took a sneak-peak at the upcoming exhibition and had a conversation with Filomena Maria Sardella (curator of the exhibit and part of the Direzione Regionale dei Beni...

The Neapolitan Presepio in New York

Marina Melchionda

In preparation of the visit of the Cardinal of Naples Crescenzio Sepe to New York next January, a series of precious pieces from Neapolitan Presepi will be exhibited at the...

Wise Men Melchior and Balthazar Banned in Northern Italian City

Joey Skee

A story about racism in contemporary Italy so absurd it could be true.

An entry from The Encyclopedia of Imagined Italian-Americana

Joey Skee

The lost Christmas special of "The Honeymooners" with an Italian-American theme, from the Imaginarium of Joey Skee.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF i-ITALY

Since 2000, folklorist Joseph Sciorra, aka Joey Skee, one of our most active bloggers, has been building an original presepio in his Brooklyn kitchen... With his permission, we're...

Holy Land USA, a Religious Vision in Ruins

Joey Skee

During the 1960s and 1970s, 40,000 people visited Waterbury, CT annually to pray at Holy Land USA, a Catholic theme park created by John Greco. Now it lies in ruins.

Holy Land USA, a Religious Vision in Ruins

Joey Skee

During the 1960s and 1970s, 40,000 people visited Waterbury, CT annually to pray at Holy Land USA, a Catholic theme park created by John Greco. Now it lies in ruins.

Gramsci’s Presepio

Joey Ski

The domestic presepio, an example of living folklore.

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