a curious Yankee in Europe's court » Christmas http://foreignremarks.com/passingcomments Passing Comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:22:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to know Christmas is coming: Rocca di Papa’s star http://foreignremarks.com/passingcomments/archives/3225 http://foreignremarks.com/passingcomments/archives/3225#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:13:34 +0000 rebecca http://foreignremarks.com/passingcomments/?p=3225

For those who live southeast of Rome, a familiar and most visible alert that the Christmas season has arrived is the annual appearance of a huge white neon star on the mountainside just above the village of Rocca di Papa.

In English translation, the name means Fortress of the Pope. It derives from a 12th century Pope, Eugene III, who lived in Rocca di Papa, according to Wikipedia.

The photo above was taken a few days ago by a friend, Tarcisio Arzuffi, who generously offers me photos for my blog sometimes.

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