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Easter, Passover & Our 3rd Anniversary

As everyone must know, there is no talking about the Italian culture without talking about the food, and there is no talking about the food without talking about the holiday celebration and gatherings. What some of you may now know is that The Last Supper was actually a Passover Seder, since Jesus was Jewish. To learn more about the Italian Jews, The Last Supper, Passover, Italian Kosher foods and the more recent Easter feast traditions, come visit our culinary section at www.sicilianculture.com/food

We have many new exciting features, sections and pages added to SicilianCulture.com. We recently redesigned our site to bring it into the 21st Century and give it a better and easier format to navigate through. We have a brand new search engine which we think will be helpful since we now have nearly 2,000 pages on our website since we consolidated some sections and expanded others. Take come look at some of our new sections which includes great expansions to the Complete Table of Contents; Food & Drink Sections; News & Views; Travel; and much much more. Check out our homepage, we hope you find it easier to find what you are looking for and more fun to visit daily! www.sicilianculture.com

There seems to be an increased interest in learning the Italian language. For this reason, we would like to welcome and introduce you to a new sponsor, Acquerello Audio Magazine. The great thing about this magazine other than it also being available on CD (so you can listen in your car, portable stereo and/or computer) is it also comes with an accompanying magazine each month. Its really a great way to learn Italian you can really use.  Check them out at: ads.champs-elysees.com/sicilian1

With so many great books, CDs and movies out, we have expanded our Online Store as well. While there used to be just a few books for sale, now you can find posters of your favorite actors, scenic photos of Italy, Sicily, cuisine, even vintage liquors and wine! As well, we have added a "must have" DVD collection, cookbooks, travel guides, wine magazine and tons more… please visit, as you know, the sale of these items allow us to continue to bring you content and keep the SicilianCulture website online and "fresh daily". www.sicilianculture.com/store

THE LAST WORD: We try not to make a point of politics or religion at SicilianCulture.com, but the fact is, Rome and Italy is the home of Vatican City, the capital of Christianity and civilization itself. It is upsetting to me, that when people learn I still go to church each Sunday, mention "what about all these priest sex scandals?". Well, obviously it is very disturbing, but people should know that Catholic Church has not cornered the market on sexual misconduct. It happens in every religion, and in every industry (it has even happend within the White House walls). What is yet more upsetting, is that the media does not mention the fact that similar news stories in other religions and areas get merely a brief mention, but when a Catholic priest is accused, it makes very prominent news stories on the nightly news and headlines on newspapers. I believe in capital punishment, and my feelings would be no different for a priest who commits such a crime, as if it were someone who was not a priest. It may sound harsh, but the rules apply for everyone, no one should be treated differently, and the media should note that the same should go for publicizing these news items for all religions, not singling out the Catholics, but then practically ignoring the story when it comes from a different religion and/or areas of industry. Now, more than ever, we need not only need God in our lives but religious tolerance also, and that includes not bashing any one particular one. It would be an absolute shame to allow a few bad apples to poison the whole orchard. Just think about this season, and the only peace we may have is sitting down to Passover and Easter celebrations while some in the Middle East and our troops in Afghanistan will not be so fortunate. Let's count our blessings and focus on the positive aspects of all things.

Have A Safe & Happy Holiday!

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