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nPosted on December 7, 2019
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nToday is the feast day of St. Ambrose; Aurelius Ambrosius lived in the mid-to-late 300s C.E. and was a lawyer, a governor of the city of Milan, and eventually Milan’s bishop. He is now considered the patron saint of the city, which is now in northern Italy.
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nAs you would expect with a holiday and feast day, many places of business are closed, and there is a special church service. The highlight of the day may be the Oh Bej! Oh Bej! street market, with crowds of people eating and drinking Milan’s specialties and a bunch of stalls displaying arts and crafts for sale, just in time for Christmas shopping.
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Milan is the center of the largest metropolitan area in Italy (although the city of Milan itself is not quite as large as Italy’s capital, Rome). Milan is considered a global city – one of the places in the world where art, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism flourish; a place of influence; a place where headquarters of businesses and banks are located. It has the third largest economy among E.U. cities (London and Paris are larger) – and of course it follows that Milan has the very largest economy among E.U. cities that aren’t capitals!
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nHere are some great places to visit in Milan:
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nAlso on this date:
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Cotton Candy Day
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Mummer’s Plays in Britain
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Anniversary of the first concert by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Cotton Candy Day
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Mummer’s Plays in Britain
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Anniversary of the first concert by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
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nPearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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nAstronomer Gerard Peter Kuiper’s birthday
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nWax-model-maker Madame Tussaud’s birthday
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nFélix Houphouët-Boigny
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nRemembrance Day in Ivory Coast
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest pages on:
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nHistorical anniversaries in December
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