In Italy, as in Spain, traditions persist to celebrate All Saints' Day "Giorno dei Morti" and All Souls' Day "Ognissanti", November 1 and 2.

Although the rise of Halloween from America has greatly changed customs in Italy, many families still maintain ancient customs that have their origins in remote European pagan cults and that Christianity later adopted. And as in all good customs, gastronomy plays a very important role, either to bring families together around a table and remember those who are no longer with us, or as a gift from the "beyond" for those who can enjoy it.

Popular legend has it that the deceased visited their relatives and brought gifts for the children. During the long journey from the afterlife, it was customary to set the tables with delicacies. Today, in some Italian regions, leftovers are still left on the table all night, or the table is set with an extra place setting.

There are countless typical dishes and sweets prepared for this holiday throughout Italy, most of which are made with seasonal products such as chestnuts, pomegranates, raisins, chickpeas or broad beans. Simple, centuries-old recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation but are no less delicious for that.

At Biribox, in our desire to bring Italian cuisine closer to the Spanish public, we have selected: 10 typical Italian dishes and sweets to celebrate All Saints' Day.

This chestnut risotto is a typically autumnal recipe and is prepared throughout Italy.

Chickpea and pumpkin soup , a medieval recipe that varies greatly depending on the region

Canavesa Soup , a very old recipe of Piedmontese origin. It is a soup made from cooked cabbage

Favette dei morti (dead beans) - biscuits made mainly with almonds and enriched with different ingredients depending on the region.

Frutti di Martorana , typical of markets and fairs, Fiere dei Morti, in Sicily. A fruit made from almond paste.

Taralli with icing sugar.

Crozzi 'i mottu (bones of the dead) are very typical of different regions and of Sicily, especially.

In Sardinia or Liguria, children received bread, beans, almonds, raisins, pomegranates and other autumn products.

Pupi ri Zuccaru, sugar dolls, knights and peasant women representing the dead, fill the markets in Sicily at this time.

'Pan dei morti' , a sweet made with flour, biscuits, almonds, raisins and figs.

Sweet pupatelli, another Sicilian sweet where almonds are the protagonist.

Happy All Saints' Day. Let's toast and eat good Italian food for all those who are no longer here and let's not forget that true death is oblivion.