What do you mean the parents are coming too?...
Birthdays in Italy were interesting for a couple of reasons. First, American desserts (like chocolate chip cookies, brownies, cupcakes, carrot cake, cheesecake, etc.) are unknown to Italians (so they were always a big hit with children and adults alike). Second, when you invite one of your children's friends to a birthday party, the parents come too. So, instead of having to entertain just the children, you have to figure out what to do with their parents. What's that about?Anne-Marie's 30th birthday in July came right in the middle of our move from Città della Pieve to Spoleto. I’m not sure I’ll ever get out of the dog house for that one (her birthday cake was a mini Magnum ice-cream bar with a candle in it and no presents… ouch!). Interesting fact: "auguri" is a catch-all word which Italians use for birthdays, holidays, achievements and the like. It means "congratulations!" I guess that's somewhat similar to English!
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