"Buc Days"

Day 230 of My Italian Learning Journal*

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This week is the beginning of Corpus Christi's "Buc Days" (short for "Buccaneers Days"). This is our city's longest-running Pirate festival that’s held downtown every year since 1938. The event includes a major carnival, petting zoo, parades, roller coasters, rodeos, and live music. The entire event is held in Corpus Christi for 10 days. The festivities include "Buc Days" Pirate Queen and King Scholarship contestants, all hoping to received the college scholarships. It is said that in 1821, after a presidential pardon, Pirate Jean Lafitte and his fellow pirates moved to the beautiful shores of Corpus Christi, Texas. (Corrections to my Italian grammar in my practice script below are welcome.)

Ascolta Questo:

• A Corpus Christi, Texas, ogni anno si celebra un festival chiamato "Buccaneer Days" o "Buc Days".
  Corpus Christi, Texas, has an annual festival called "Buccaneer Days," or "Buc Days."

• Questo festival include un carnevale, rodei, parate, un sacco di cibo e musica dal vivo.
  This festival includes a carnival, rodeos, parades, lots of food and live music.

• Il primo festival "Buc Days" fu celebrato nel 1938.
  The first "Buc Days" festival was celebrated in 1938.

• Durante gli anni del liceo, come mazziere, ho guidato la nostra banda durante la parata dei "Buc Days".
• During my high school years, as the drum major, I led our marching band in the "Buc Days" parade.

Grazie per i commenti da
- Ermete
- Catullus

Alla prossima!

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*Note: This is my personal journal of daily practice in learning Italian. I welcome Italian grammar corrections. Grazie.