Taking a bath during Easter mass...
We visited the Cinque Terre during Easter break and attended Sunday mass at the cathedral in Santa Margherita Ligure (next to Portofino). When the priest came around to sprinkle the congregation with holy water, he got carried away when he flung the aspergillum towards Anne-Marie and completely soaked her face. She just stood there dripping. I had to stifle my laughter because I knew the children would follow (and I didn't want to interrupt the service). Still, I laugh about it now. 
Catholicism is the state religion in Italy and is taught in public schools (although one can opt out and study another subject during religion class). It seems that there's a Catholic church every 10 feet in Italy. (I guess that's similar to the perception of the number of Mormon church houses in Utah.)
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