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Mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel (from German Mangel/Mangold, "chard" and Wurzel, "root"), also called mangold, [1] mangel beet, [1] field beet, [2] fodder beet and (archaic) root of scarcity, [3] [4] [5] is a cultivated root vegetable. It is a variety of Beta vulgaris, [5] the same species that also contains the red beet (beetroot) and sugar ...
The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]
The Arch of Constantine in Rome. Italy is known for its considerable architectural achievements, [13] such as the construction of arches, domes and similar structures during ancient Rome, the founding of the Renaissance architectural movement in the late-14th to 16th centuries, and being the homeland of Palladianism, a style of construction which inspired movements such as that of Neoclassical ...
A traditional American jack-o'-lantern, made from a pumpkin, lit from within by a candle A picture carved onto a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween. A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip. [1]
In one particular at-bat that must’ve lasted nearly a dozen pitches, Pasquantino took a full-count offering off the edge of the plate, but the umpire rung him up anyway. It was a key at-bat in a ...
The 1700s refers to a period in Italian history and culture which occurred during the 18th century (1700–1799): the Settecento. [1] The Settecento saw the transition from Late Baroque to Neoclassicism: great artists of this period include Vanvitelli, Canaletto and Canova, as well as the composer Vivaldi and the writer Goldoni.
However, while its historical context, in part by the colonial elements of the Republic of Venice, Italian unification and the legacy of two world wars, remains a controversial issue at best, it does suggest a much larger presence of people of Italian and Venetian descent in Croatia than previously thought.
Punkie Night is a traditional West Country holiday practised on the last Thursday of October in Somerset.Children will march around with a punkie, that is a jack o'lantern traditionally made from a mangelwurzel, singing the following song :