By Brian SantiagoMrs Hentz ClassMay 28, 2012

*Ponza, Italy is an island in Italy.

*It is a very small fishing community.

*To buy clothes, food, or anything else you have to take a boat to Rome. It takes two hours to get to Rome by boat.

*Pirates lived in Ponza.

*I still have family that live there.

*Food is the center of Italian culture.

* Ponza is a fishing community they eat a lot of seafood. That is also the only work industry on the island.

*They grow their own fruits and vegetables.

*My family cans their own tomatoes so they can make fresh sauce every Sunday.

*You need sauce to make my favorite Italian dish, Pizza!

*The language they speak is Italian

*Monga= eat

*Shosh= blow

*Nana= Grandmother

*People from Ponza are very religious. Their traditions are surrounded by religious celebrations, food, and family.

*All of the pictures in my power point come from my Nana. She let me use them. They come from her trip to Ponza.

*Thank you Nana for teaching me about Ponza.