Day of the Faithful Departed in Jujuy, Argentina
Mexico, has perhaps the most famous Day of the Dead celebrations. But similar syncretic traditions and remembrances can be found in other countries in Latin America, where pre-Columbian rites have…
October 24, 2018 - 8:30 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Window of the soul @enBefore Halloween, the Filò
The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century. It represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All Hallows Even, the night before All Hallows (or All Saints) Day. By Massimo Gava Photos:…
San Remo Music Festival
This is the week that sees the start of the Sanremo Music Festival, the popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo,Italy,where previously unreleased songs battle it out…
October 14, 2016 - 12:47 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Window of the soul @enYasuke – The One and Only African Samurai
South African artist Nicola Roos, born in 1994, is already making waves on the international scene. She has international sales to her credit – and works with old tyres to make sculptures.…
October 8, 2016 - 1:05 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Home @enDante Recommends: YARN
Documentary Weaves Tale of Wool and Art By Massimo Gava Yarn is a documentary like no other. It weaves together the poetic stories of four different women from different countries who…
September 1, 2016 - 9:00 am in Art @en, Business, Featured @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Wine & Food @enLike a Dog With Two Wheels – The moving story of an Italian who gives disabled animals a second chance.
Cristina Colombera meets an enlightened Italian whose special empathy for animal feelings has led him to single-handedly transform their lives. The custom-made carts he creates for pets have lessons…
Siezus Lazius Fortius
One day I got lost in the dark wood, unable to find the right way... around the zoo. A story.. by "Nonno Panda" ...happened to stumble across my friend Virgil. He has always been a strange character.…
Hannibal Laguna Elegance in Motion with a Spanish Twist
The international fashion designer talks exclusively to DANTE’s Philip Rham in a revealing interview about what inspires and propels him to create some of the most sought-after and exquisite…
December 1, 2015 - 5:00 am in Health @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @enJudge Bearing HIV Witness
Edwin Cameron is a senior judge in South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal and the only person in public office to acknowledge having HIV/AIDS. In his book Witness to AIDS he gives a frank account…
June 23, 2015 - 8:59 am in Health @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Window of the soul @enYes We Can A Greek Food for Thought Story
All we hear about today is the horrendous amount of food that is thrown away and wasted by the commercial retailers as well as households. And then again the alarming news that because of the longest…
