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Festivities

Festivities

On the 19th of March we celebrate Saint Joseph day, San Giuseppe, and special festivals and processions take place allover Sicily.
As we prepare for Easter I could not miss a special post about a Sicilian special Easter Recipe.
For a 21st century Sicilian Easter lunch I suggest a modern interpreatation of a classic of Sicilian street food cuisine: Arancino aperto.
Easter is a very special time in Sicily, a wonderful blend of religious celebrations and traditions.
When thinking about visiting Sicily, one usually thinks either about spring or summer as the ideal time to enjoy the island.
Madonna della Seggiola by Raffaello Sanzio projected on Saint Peter's Church.
In my Sicilian dessert recipes series today we make Croccante di mandorle.
Today is Saint Lucia day, praton Saint of Siracusa.
Every year, in February, Noto celebrates the anniversary of the death of San Corrado, its patron Saint, with a procession dating back to the year 1