Over 10,000 visitors from Latium, Apulia, Campania, Molise and Abruzzo, in the plain called Piè Lucente to the 49th edition of Rivisondoli Living Crib. In the snow and cold, in a manger inside a little hut, 2-month old Alfredo D'Amico starred as Child Jesus, while in her light-blue mantle Prisca Pace from Pratola played her exacting part, assisted by veteran Antonio D'Ulisse. The most famous living crib in Abruzzo was also honored by a specially issued stamp.

At 17 today mayor Giuseppe Tagliente will inaugurate a permanent exhibition dedicated to historical apparel, including ancient clothes, precious watercolors by Pier Canosa, and 16 perfect reconstructions of ancient apparel by Maria Antonietta Esposito. A special feature also the wonderful cloth dolls in Abruzzese folk costumes.

The palace opposite poet D'Annunzio's home was hit by a bomb in 1943. Now young architect Deborah Caldora, 31 anni, daughter of late President of Pescara soccer Club, has decided to remake it exactly as it was: two storyed, iron-wrought balconies, and on the ground-floor the workshop of carriage-decorator Leone. The project is very special, since the house will be recreated form old pictures donated by former owner don Camillo Marcantonio and based on a Land Registry plan of 1929.

The Japanese have started to appreciate «Tajarille e fasciule» and «taccunelle con la papera», thanks to chef Michele Di Filippo, born in Molise, who flew to Japan for the first time 20 years ago, a simple employee of a pasta-maker, to become the most requested Italian chef in Japan. His customers queue for hours to be able to taste the special "Michele" menu. His ingredients: imagination, love and delicacy, mixed with oil, pasta, tomato and pepper. Michele now teaches the "Italian style" in Sapporo, in the largest hoteliers school in Japan.