Ferragosto

La Grotta di casa mia

"Ferragosto is a national holiday celebrated in Italy. It is held on the 15th of August. On  ferragosto, many Italians get the day off. People celebrate on the streets in many cities of Italy. In present days, Ferragosto is mainly a short holiday when Italians take brief vacations. The holiday often coincides with peak activity of the Perseid meteor shower, leaving Italians at a particular advantage to view the astral event seen best at pre-dawn hours. Originally, it may have related to a celebration of the middle of the summer andthe end of the hard labour in the fields. The Catholic Church celebrates this date as a Holy Day of Obligation to commemorate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary the real physical elevation of her sinless soul and incorrupt body into Heaven."

Of course nothing can beat the freshness of real flowers but we may beat the heat summer during this months.  The author selected some pieces from her collection of give aways and arranged all inside a transparent bottle to make Her a lasting bouquet ferragosto....