Tag: feast
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Loaves for Gratitude
As an act of prayer, Saint Joseph’s Day altars are donned with intricate loaves, many shaped as carpentry tools such as ladders, hammers, and pliers, as a nod to Joseph’s occupation as a carpenter. Others, shaped like animals, represent the onset of spring and fertility. Learn more about La Festa di San Giuseppe at The Inquisitive Eater.…
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Loaves for Thanksgiving
This photo of a St. Joseph’s Day (or Festa di San Giuseppe) altar is by Salvatore Farina. It was taken in the town of Salemi which is renowned for its “tavolate” of bread and other foods particular to celebrating this very important Sicilian feast that takes place annually on March 19. I’ve written about it…
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Porticiello’s Madonna del Lume Feast
In early October each year in Porticello, a fishing village in Santa Flavia near Palermo, the Fraternity of fishermen honor Maria ss. del Lume for protecting them and their families throughout the year. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #porticello #santaflavia #mariassdellume #procession #feast #tonnara #fishermen #marittimi #pescatori