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Every year the money thrown into the Trevi fountain in Rome is removed through a series of pipes, collected, and used to feed the city’s poor. Tourists throw tons of coins into the fountain hoping for good luck, but the tradition actually goes back to an old movie. Listen to find out more.
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Money from Trevi Fountain Used to Feed the Poor | Definition Match
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- Each year, more than €1 million in coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain in Rome are removed and used to feed, (clothe), and house the city’s poor. The fountain, completed in 1762, is a marble (marvel) and is one of the Eternal City’s most popular attractions. It depicts the (taming) of the waters. Oceanus, god of the sea, is pulled by a shell chariot of seahorses. He is surrounded by shells, coral, fish, and other sea-related objects. Tradition says that tourists put their back to the fountain and (toss) a coin over their left shoulder with their right hand. By doing this, the action supposedly guarantees they will return to Rome. It was a 1954 film, Three Coins, that started the tradition. Three American women living in Rome (throw) coins into the fountain, wishing upon the Trevi to find love in the city. The coins are collected by (sweeping) the coins together and then using a suction machine to (gather) them. Caritas, a charity managed by the Catholic church, receives this money and uses it to (fund) soup kitchens, homeless shelters, free supermarkets and other projects for the (impoverished). This money also goes towards a complex on the (outskirts) of Rome that contains a nursing home, canteen and dental office for city residents living in poverty.
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The tradition was inspired by a movie.
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Throwing a coin inside means you will find love.
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The fountain features the Greek god Zeus.
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The Catholic church uses the money for homeless shelters.
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Rome is nicknamed “The Infinite City.”
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Full text for Money from Trevi Fountain Used to Feed the Poor:
Each year, more than €1 million in coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain in Rome are removed and used to feed, clothe, and house the city’s poor. The fountain, completed in 1762, is a marble marvel and is one of the Eternal City’s most popular attractions.
It depicts the taming of the waters. Oceanus, god of the sea, is pulled by a shell chariot of seahorses. He is surrounded by shells, coral, fish, and other sea-related objects.
Tradition says that tourists put their back to the fountain and toss a coin over their left shoulder with their right hand. By doing this, the action supposedly guarantees they will return to Rome.
It was a 1954 film, Three Coins, that started the tradition. Three American women living in Rome throw coins into the fountain, wishing upon the Trevi to find love in the city.
The coins are collected by sweeping the coins together and then using a suction machine to gather them. Caritas, a charity managed by the Catholic church, receives this money and uses it to fund soup kitchens, homeless shelters, free supermarkets and other projects for the impoverished.
This money also goes towards a complex on the outskirts of Rome that contains a nursing home, canteen and dental office for city residents living in poverty.