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Today, most panettone lovers have bid arrivederci to raisins and citrus bits and buongiorno to chocolate, cherries, pistachios and cream. But according to Italian rules, any twist on the traditional downgrades the Italian sweet bread to a mere Christmas 'pastry product with yeast.'

On my street in Rome, the coronavirus upended two worlds Chico Harlan, The Washington Post Dec. 23, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Street scene on a Saturday morning on Via dei Banchi Vecchi in Rome on Dec. 5.photo for The Washington Post by Federica Valabrega.Show MoreShow Less 2of14Colorful poinsettias fill a truck in Rome.photo for The Washington Post by Federica Valabrega.Show MoreShow Less 3of14 4of14Marco Casandra, left, and his brother Fernando Casandra, stand in front of...