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Buon Ferragosto August 15th with Marcello Mastroianni! A Italian day with style, food and wine! Ferragosto is a celebrated holiday today in Italy & often celebrated from the 14th of August to the 16th. It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of emperor Augustus (who named August all over the world) also known as Octavian Augustus. In old days it was celebration after hard work with the harvest in July. During the festival, workers greeted their masters, who in return would give them a gift. During 1930 & through the 40s the regime gave the lower classes the possibility to visit cultural cities or go to the seaside for three days. So called "holiday trains" with extremely low cost tickets, was offered. Food & board was not included, this is why even today Italians associate packed lunches & barbecues with this day Marcello Mastroianni rose to worldwide prominence during the 50s/60s. His acting style projected a mood of casual affability, he achieved international fame as the screen symbol of the modern European. These years was very interesting in Rome, according to my mother & father who lived there end of the 50s in the quarters of Trastevere. Even one of Fellinis American movie-stars lived in the same house, to explain the atmosphere of these times. This was the years of Dolce Vita in Rome. A couple of years ago Museo dell'Ara Pacispotrete in Rome retrace the life & career of Marcello Mastroianni. Ara Pacis, as it’s called today, is a new museum with contemporary architectural. But inside the Altar is dedicated to Octavian Augustus & to Peace, in fact the emperor has established himself in Roman history as a peacemaker and defender of the faith. Both Augustus & Marcello was born in the same star-sign Libra in the end of September, maybe a faith! Ferragosta is a major feast & Holy Day of Obligation by the Holy Church. So, Buon Ferragosto to you all. / Christopher Östlund #plazauomo #mensstyle #dapper #elegant #gentlemen #pitti #pittiuomo #italianstyle #plaza #fashionmagazine #madeinitaly #menssuit #suit #sprezzatura #marcellomastroianni #menstyle #mensfashion #mensmagazine #styleoftheday #ferragosto #tuesdayeducation #buonferragosto