Mary, our resident director in Rome, sent these photos in of a trip she made with the A
broadco students to watch the Procession of the Dead Christ in Sulmona Italy. Hundreds of Catholic priests and brothers wear a traditional red habit, the symbol of the charity flame.
Easter is a very important holiday in Italy and throughout the country you will find processions and celebrations throughout the Lenten season.
Sulmona is also famous for its confetti. No, it's not the type of confetti that we through at New Year's and at ball games, but rather sugared almonds. We call them Jordan Almonds in the U.S. In Italy, confetti, is often given with invitations to weddings and other important occasions. In Sulmona, some of the Abroadco students stopped by a confetti stand to admire and purchase some of the amazing confetti creations (in Sulmona, they make flowers out the sugared almonds).
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Our students in Rome this semester have had the opportunity to participate in carnival and Easter celebrations, plus their longer excursions to London and Brussels. What an experience for them!