Traditional celebrations in Sicily
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The celebration of the unmarried The “festa” consisted originally of the raising of an orange tree by unmarried young men to demonstrate to their beloved their ability and strength. Today the tree-raising has become a contest and is the main event of the renomated “festa di li schietti”…… |
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Pasqua a Pietraperzia “Lu Signuri di li Fasci “ On Good Friday, a beam made of cypress wood eight feet and a half high and surmounted by a cross, is brought outside the Church of the Carmine in a horizontal position, allowing the faithful to tie its top long strips of linen….. |
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La Mensa di San Giuseppe (ST. JOSEPH’S TABLE) Salemi, Town of Saint Joseph’s Breads Salemi (prov. of Trapani) located in the Belice Valley in South-Western Sicily is a very characteristic town for its origines and traditions. |
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Easter Traditions – Palm Sunday On Palm Sunday in Palermo the city bristles of very particular characters: “the Palm vendors”! You find them practically everywhere, in front of churches…… |
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So, after having eaten “anelletti cu capuliato” (ring-shaped pasta with ground beef sauce), “capretto e patate aggrassate” (glazed goat and potatoes), a whole flock of marzapan sheep, here you see the “Queen of the Easter table” the “cake par excellence”, the “triump of sweetness”, the baroque monument of palermo’s best…. |
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Palermo-Santa Rosalia celebrations As all Sicilian festivals, the Fistino di Santa Rosalia has its gastonomic traditions. The delicious pasta con le sarde (macaroni with sardines) is a must during these days. Street food stands…. |
