~*~  Dare alla Luce  ~*~
To Give Birth = Give To the Light
© 8/2010 Rev. Lyn D. Black and made available Dec. 21st 2010.
With the editing skills of Rev. Arielle Smith

In the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun" (directed by Audrey Wells, 2003), which is based on the Frances Mayes' 1996 memoir... the main character Frances (Diane Lane) narrates that there is an Italian idiom, “dare la luce”  for "to give birth" as in birthing a baby, however the literal translation is to “Give to the Light”... with correction of "dare alla luce". I loved the Italian sound and the thought of this, so for the ShiAbbey group I was then setting up, this one... I used it. Thanks to Ruth Adkins and her friend Simone, for their help in clarifying this for me. Sister Maggie

The following links make up the fourteenth group of Chapel pages on this website. We use Green on our pages to honor Mother Earth and Red to honor Life.