than average meals in other culture.

At home, water and wine are served with lunch and dinner. Children from age of 12 may begin to drink a small amount of wine with meals.

Majority of Italians are Roman Catholics. Catholicism is the primary religion for more than 2000 years. Festivals are observed in celebration of their faith. Festivals are always connected to saints. Italians also observe practices during a particular significant event in Catholicism. One of these practices would be non-eating of meat on Fridays during Lent and also on Ash Wednesday. But fish and vegetable can be eaten during these times.

Italians are also well known for their friendly nature. They are generous, gentle, warm, sociable and welcoming.

How to learn and live like an Italian is not only by copying the way they speak and the way they act, but it is also important to make sure that the core values that they possess will be integrated in daily lives.

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