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Il Monte dei Monti - the mountain of the mountains
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The word Etna can be diverted out of the Indonesian and means
there "Aidhna" translated: "that the characteristic has to burn"
what quite faithfully is. It let be think his was named by some persons
that the Etna is the mountain of the mountains.
He is 3400 meters high since the last outbreaks in the
year 2003. Yet that is incorrect. The name mountain of the
mountains developed by a stroke of fate of these
words of different cultures. Monte (mountain) out of the
Latin and Gebel (mountain) out of the Arabic, consequently
the name emerged the mountain of the mountains. A further
name is "Mongibeddu" what mean so much like
"pretty mountain" the sicilian usually call him so
or they name it "a Montania" or "u Munti" what a kind of dialect is,
but also mountain means.
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The Etna, is named as the highest active volcano in Europe.
For several hundred years the Etna has an uninterrupted duration activity, that it
commonly share with only 8 volcanoes worldwide. Its enormous eruptions and changeable
outbreaks, will let it be one of the best known volcano of our time.
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The sicilian people loves and fears the volcano, however his disasters destroy so the volcano creates fruitful grounds. The ash that he hurls sometimes kilometer far into the atmosphere, contains form important minerals. So the time brings very rich harvests after a volcano outbreak usually and delights the people quite poor who are satisfied in a part. Yet the Etna brought also already repeatedly bad messages as well as. 2002 on 2003 as in strong outbreaks an earthquake was released which a little village by the name of "Santa Venerina" which was almost totally destroyed. |
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The Etna was and will remain unpredictable, also the current technology cannot say when the next outbreak will come becomes exactly. The sicilian people of the east coast stamped the life with this volcano. It became the important component of the island. So it is to be gone custom on Sicily to certain days on the mountain and is to be fed there. At the beginning of the chestnut and fungus time families in multitudes go to gather around on the mountain , with the entire family collecting chestnut and fungus, what is chosen very often done by the way throughout Italy. Student as well as tourist come in very great numbers to see the Etna and get experience of an active volcano by near. In the large and entire, one can say that he dress more persons than that he banish someone out of the Island. Many years ago the situation was differently, the respect vis-à-vis the volcano was to big to make a step on it. The mountain of God named, no person wanted entered this mountain |
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Today on the other hand the persons are adventure jolly and through films animated, trusts themselves more closely at fire spying mountains. It is simply fantastically on the Etna to stand and does magic to look over the gulf of Catania, in evening twilight the sinking sun in connection with sea and wonderful refexions and colorgames. A crazy experience of which is fulfilled me again and again each year again. Who already was one evening on the Etna, can this certainly confirm. Unforgettable moments with an overview that is unique, in day and even in night. At night the illuminated city Catania looks very impressing and who good fortune has sees perhaps also some fireworks ;o) what make´s the Situation very romantic and completed. 
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