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Giving Thanks To The Father

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Allison Scola

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Thank you to those who joined me last evening for our online Experience Sicily Saint Joseph’s Day celebration!

Viva San Giuseppe! Happy Saint Joseph’s Day! Buona festa del papà!

Pictured is my altar for this powerful patron of fathers, carpenters, the home, and those who toil for their work. The three tiers represent Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the holy family. The greens (traditionally laurel leaves), citrus, and fava beans illustrate abundance after a drought and famine. Each bread loaf has symbolism (such as peace, carpentry in honor of the saint’s craft, renewal, abundance). It’s a day of thanksgiving for the protection and support the father has given us during difficult times.

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Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.

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