Buon Ferragosto a tutti! Today, August 15th, is Ferragosto, one of Italy’s biggest holidays. Stores are closed and Italians have headed to the beach in order to avoid the swelter of summer in the city. Ferragosto is more than that, however. It’s a religious holiday too. If you’re not up on this celebration, you can read all about it by clicking over to our 2007 entry about the day.
Here in the Compound we’re celebrating in various ways, not least of which is the posting of this fine Roman street photo by Susan Sanders. Shot near Piazza Trilussa in Trastevere, the image documents the layers of street art applied to walls in this area known for late-night partying and hipster fun. Someone, it seems, has been appropriating from Warhol, sticking up his Marilyn (and his banana) on the city streets though with some modifications–are those bullet holes between her eyes?
For other fab photos by Susan, click on over to her Rome With A View website.
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