Tag: chiaramonte Gulfi
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Ex-votos For Ailments Of The Heart
At the sanctuary devoted to the Maria Santissima di Gulfi in Chiarmonte Gulfi (Ragusa Province), pilgrims offered heart ex-votos to the Virgin Mother. Ex-votos are iconographic body parts or other symbols that are given to the Madonna (That is, in this case. At other sacred sites, ex-votos would be offered to the divinity or saint…
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Crispelle For San Martino
November 11 is La Festa di San Martino, Saint Martin’s Day. Each province in Sicily celebrates differently. In the town of Chiaramonte Gulfi (Ragusa Province), citizens eat sweet and savory crispelle, like these made with fennel seeds, pictured, together with cooked wine. Importantly, the Feast of San Martino marks when wine makers taste the novello,…
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Southeastern Sicily’s Iblean Mountains
The Iblean Mountains of southeastern Sicily, pictured in the background, hold the energy of many ancient peoples. The most significant prior to the arrival of the Greeks, were the Siculi (Sicels in English), who historians believe arrived in Sicily from the middle of the Italic penisula circa 1200 BCE. The limestone Iblean (or Hyblean) mountains…
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Live from Sicily! Remote Town, Day 3
Live from Sicily! Day 3 of Life In A Remote Sicilian Town. Cheese making demonstration with ricotta, fresh out of the cauldron with Salvatore Polizzi at the dairy! Mmmmm! We learned about life in a remote farming village, Buscemi, with a demonstration of their local ritual breadmaking for San Biagio. Then, a winery tour and…