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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.
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 ...
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.
An "incredibly rare" fish was found at La Jolla Cove recently, making it the 20th time an oarfish has been spotted in California in the last century. 'Incredibly rare' dead sea serpent surfaces in ...
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 ...
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 ...