Vinyard in spring, Trapani Province… This is where and when wine-making begins.
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Saint Joseph In Palermo
Viva San Giuseppe! Pictured is St. Joseph with a young Jesus in the Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini in Palermo, where there is a series of art dedicated to this very important saint. Today is St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. Also, it is fittingly Father’s Day in Italy. Joseph was the surrogato father of…
Spring Lemon Blossoms In Sicily
Lemon blossoms in Bagheria (Photo by Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta)
A Message From Experience Sicily
To our 2020 Experience Sicily clients, We are currently preparing a message regarding your 2020 tours and itineraries to be sent by email. We are addressing each trip separately. You will hear from me shortly regarding your tour and planning and how we will proceed. Thank you for your support and patience. Sincerely, Allison ————————–Allison…
St. Joseph’s Day Feast in NYC This Sunday
For the health and safety of our Experience Sicily guests, we are limiting reservations for Sunday’s St. Joseph’s Day Feast in New York City at at Cacio e Vino to 30 people. Additionally, we will seat you at separate, smaller tables. There are just a couple of spots left, so if you’d like to join…
Experience Sicily On The Italian American Podcast
For your listening pleasure… This week I am the special guest on the Italian American Podcast. We talk travel to Sicily and Italy, Coronavirus, Italian and Italian American culture, and cannoli. And we have a great time doing it! High energy fun! Listen at https://italianamericanpodcast.com/iap-133-coronavirus-culture-and-cannoli-experiencing-sicily-with-allison-scola/ Let me know what you think!
St. Joseph, Protector Of Fathers
Celebrated annually on March 19, Saint Joseph was the spouse of the Virgin Mary and the guardian-father of Jesus Christ. A carpenter by trade, he is regarded as the protector of all men who earn their livings through laborious work. He is also the patron saint of fathers. (NB March 19 is also Father’s Day…
Sicily’s Altars For Saint Joseph
Because San Giuseppe, or St. Joseph, is the patron saint of carpenters, when the women of Salemi in Trapani province, Sicily are creating their loaves for the feast on March 19, they make bread in the shape of tools, like those pictured here: scissors, screws, and nails. On their altars, you’ll also see hammers, saws,…
An Act Of Prayer For Saint Joseph
Probably the most distinct ritual of Saint Joseph’s Day, which is celebrated annually on March 19, revolves around the celebration of bread, which in Sicily and southern Italy is sacred because wheat, its principle ingredient, is the most important crop of the region. The preparation of altars, or tables, known as le tavolate di San…
Enna’s Lombardy Castle
Enna’s Lombardy Castle