Notte di San Silvestro
New Year’s Eve, celebrated by eating lentils and cotechino at midnight to guarantee wealth and good fortune.
Notte di San Silvestro, or New Year's Eve, is a significant celebration in Italy, marking the last day of the year with unique traditions and festivities. The evening begins with a traditional dinner, often featuring light dishes like seafood or vegetables, followed by the main event at midnight. Italians believe that eating lentils, symbolizing coins, and cotechino, a type of pork sausage, brings wealth and good fortune for the upcoming year.
As the clock strikes midnight, Italians gather to watch spectacular fireworks displays, often set off in major cities like Rome, Venice, and Naples. The most famous display takes place in the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, where thousands of people congregate to welcome the New Year. During this time, it is customary to exchange greetings and well-wishes, with the popular phrase 'Buon Anno!' echoing through the streets. Additionally, some Italians participate in the tradition of wearing red underwear, believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.
The pack has 36 words spread across these domains.
Same words in both. Beginner gets more help: matching and completing. Advanced listens and spells it out unaided. Pick it in practice; it locks when you take the scored run.
Practise as often as you like, all year. The scored run happens once, while the competition is open, and cannot be retaken.