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Strega became well known for its colourful and artistic advertising. [3] One poster was designed in 1906 by Alberto Choppuis in the art nouveau style. [ 4 ] Strega is the Italian word for " witch " and since legends of witchcraft at Benevento date back to the time of the Lombard invasion, it was a natural choice of name for the liqueur.
Sagrada Família. / 41.40369°N 2.17433°E / 41.40369; 2.17433. The main material used is stone. The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, [ a] otherwise known as Sagrada Família, is a church under construction in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world.
Stregheria. Stregheria ( Italian pronunciation: [streɡeˈriːa]) is a neo-pagan tradition similar to Wicca, with Italian and Italian American origins. [ 1] While most practitioners consider Stregheria to be a distinct tradition from Wicca, some academics consider it to be a form of Wicca or an offshoot.
Strega liqueur advert (1902) The Strega Prize (Italian: Premio Strega [ˈprɛːmjo ˈstreːɡa]) is the most important Italian literary award. [1] It has been awarded annually since 1947 for the best work of prose fiction written in the Italian language by an author of any nationality and first published between 1 March of the previous year and 28/29 February.
Pantelej was named by the Church of St. Pantelejmon [ sr], which was built after the liberation of Niš from Ottomans. [ 1] The area around the church is significantly older, with human remains from a medieval necropolis dating to the 12th century. [ 2] According to Stefan the First-Crowned, the conquest of Niš by Nemanja in 1185 AD implied ...
Niš was known as Нишь [ 10 ] or Ньшь [ 11 ] ( Nyšь) in Old Serbian and Old Bulgarian. Nāissus is the Ancient name of the city. [ 12 ] Naissus is itself probably a derivative of the older * Nāviskos, from * Nāvia ("trough valley"), the Celtic name of the Nišava River, which flows through the city. In historical sources, the town ...
August 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM. DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor ...
Old district offices. The building of the old district offices in Niš ( Serbian Cyrillic: Зграда старог Начелства у Нишу) is located on the quay Mike Paligorića and Šumatovačka streets in the city of Niš in southern Serbia. Today this building bears the status of cultural heritage of great importance. [1]