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Italian cultural celebrations in the United States

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Italian and Italian-American communities are marking Columbus Day through various cultural, educational, and musical initiatives in the United States. States and Italy. In New York, celebrations included the 82nd Columbus Day Parade featured groups such as the Borgetto Club and a gala honoring delegation from La Stampa USA. The festivities included the Columbus Day Gala, which honored former footballer Roberto Baggio as the ‘Greatest Italian Soccer Player of All Time’. Complementing these festivities, Further cultural recognition in New York included the sixth edition of the Caruso Tribute Prize, featuring a Fifth Avenue parade and a gala at the Italian American Museum, and the Columbus International Award at Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral School, where Sardinian artist Mario Donato Vinci performed. Educational and institutional ties were strengthened through a three-year protocol signed in Rome between the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit signed a three-year protocol with and the National Italian American Foundation Foundation. This agreement aims to integrate the history of Italian emigration to the Americas, dating from 1880, into school curricula. curricula to promote Italian language, values, and the ‘Made in Italy’ brand. Musical and traditional exchanges are also central continue to the celebrations. Students play a role. While students from Genoa’s ‘Sandro Pertini’ Music High School performed Ligurian music at Columbus Circle and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Similarly, a delegation of 34 musicians from Campania’s ‘T. Confalonieri’ Music High School participated in festivities in Chicago, engaging performed in language New York and cultural exchanges with American peers. Chicago, the city of Genoa also held its traditional Colombian Ceremony. This event focused on the theme ‘Navigators of the Future’ to encourage youth toward exploration.

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