In Italian “la Mèla” means the apple, but not to a bresciano. la Mèla (dialect, in Italian ‘il Mella”) is one the most important of few rivers that pass trough Valtrompia and the city of Brescia. “The […]
Ancient Wisdom from the land. When someone is so good that he can do anything. Given a chance he could even make feet to a fly. Now that is skill…
“Quand la fam l’e’ granda l’amur sel tra de banda” Although it’s always hard to find out where great popular wisdom comes from, it is pretty easy to image the origins of this particular saying. […]
Different population, ethnicities, and cultures have fought for their independence and rights to be free to be what they are. Braveheart is the story of the Scottish independence. We have El Coragius. Fabio Volo is […]
The Iron Age The Iron age had a drastic change on how people live. Iron is easier to find and it is thus less expensive than bronze. More tools can be built, new weapons forged, […]
Our friends at il Bresciano Malmostoso have reminded us of a superstition that a lot of high school students are aware of and very often try to defy out of a dare. In the hear […]
In the countryside centuries ago you were known by who your father was and by what profession you had. This is in fact how last names were born. This ancient way or recognizing someone by […]
POTA (Italian…. who knows) This is by far the most used word in Bresciano and it has various and undefined meanings. Although initially its origin from have a sexual connotation (which by the way led […]
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