Tag: acireale
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Heavy Metal, Sicilian-style
Know what these are? If you guessed that these are cannoli forms, you are right! Cannoli are a traditional food of Carnevale, which is celebrated with gusto over the next few days throughout Italy. Children of all ages participate in the modern festival, which is based on ancient customs of “letting it all hang loose”…
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The Whimsical Day of Hallow– Carnevale
Halloween as we know it in the US is not traditionally celebrated in Sicily. Today for children it is getting more popular, but really, Carnivale (or Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras, as we know it better) is the holiday when Italians dress in costume to conceal their identities and create lots of mischief. Carnivale is also when,…
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A Mighty Swordfish
In the fishing village of Pozzillo, near Acireale north of Catania, this weekend they are celebrating swordfish with the Sagra del Pesce Spada. Specifically, their specialty is eating a grilled fillet as part of a sandwich. The one pictured, from Il Capo market in Palermo, shows you just how mighty this fish is.
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One Last Smile
Colorful, illuminated floats from the Carnevale parade at Acireale. (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta Rubino)
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Bird of a Float
A float from Sunday’s Acireale Carnevale parade. If you look closely, you can see the light-bulbs for when this bird is brought out for the night procession. (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta Rubino)
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Fantastic Floats
Colorful, illuminated floats from Saturday’s Carnevale parade at Acireale. (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s Evelina Buttitta Rubino)
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Cannoli and Carnevale
Cannoli are a traditional food of Carnevale, or Carnival, which is celebrated with gusto over the next few days in the Sicilian town of Acireale. A blend of history, satire, dance, music, and masques and costumes, Acireale’s Carnevale is known for being one of the most animated, boisterous, and prodigious in Italy. Children of all…
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Hit and Myth
Galatea was a beautiful nymph with milky-white skin. A character in Greek Mythology, she was one of 50 sea nymphs called the Nereidi. Together, this clan of nymphs lived at the bottom of the sea and made it their business to assist the sailors on their journeys. Polyphemus, the cyclops who lived on a nearby…