Saint Ambrose and the Immaculate
Two days of celebration for Sant’Ambrogio and the immaculate: if some decide to go out of town and head to the mountains or enjoy a few days of leisure, others decide to stay in the beautiful Milan, to relax and enjoy the wonderful decorations on the street and breathe the air of Christmas that is approaching.
Sant’Ambrogio therefore marks the official start of the Christmas season and the events and activities this year are never lacking. Some of the opportunities to make the first Christmas gifts are the markets, the houses in piazza Duomo and the Artisan at the Fair. At the Mysterious Bathrooms to open the doors of the Christmas holidays there is the Christmas market, with handmade items, vintage clothing and design pieces.
Accompanying the market there is the floating ice rink and many workshops for children. One of the great events, among the most important, is the Prima Diffusa, which accompanies 80 initiatives including concerts, performances, meetings and conferences. Concerts will also accompany the festivities of Sant’Ambrogio, one of the most important is Einaudi at the Teatro del Verme, with more than fifteen evenings in the great hall of the theater.
Enjoy a traditional Panettone
In the period of the Milanese bridge, the workshops begin to prepare the traditional dessert of tradition, which has an inimitable flavor is one of the most popular symbols of Milan.
Lighting the Tree in Piazza del Duomo
It is tradition in the Milanese houses to light the Christmas tree on the day of Saint Ambrose. One of the things not to be missed on this day is to admire the lighting of the Christmas tree in Piazza Duomo in Milan, and then take a tour of the market stalls and admire the beauty of the glittering windows of La Rinascente and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.
Artisan at the Fair
As we have seen, in Milan Christmas is a party that is not limited to being celebrated at home, but you live in the city, in the streets, shops and windows, venturing to the walls of Fiera Rho Milano. The great pavilions of the fair are filled with the flavors of the world, from objects to culinary products. The merchandise on sale is designed for small production, in fact the protagonists are the artisans.
The pavilions are even organized with a map, in fact the fair is divided into two paths. A section is dedicated to Italy and one to Europe. In the Italy section we can find typical Italian products, such as cold cuts, items such as wooden toys and handmade jewelry. In the Europa section you will find the best dishes of International Catering.
Last but not least, you can check out the wonderful Mercatini degli Oh Bej Oh Bej! But we’ll talk about this later.
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