Tag: vacation
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Sicilian Holiday
Buona festa! It’s Ferragosto! This week marks “ferie” throughout Italy. Italians and Sicilians close up shop in the cities and flock to the sea or mountains to meet-up with friends and family to enjoy vacation. For Sicilians who live outside of Sicily, it’s a time to return to Sicily for Ferragosto-related feasts in honor of…
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A Gentleman
My (third?) cousin Pietro Giammanco in his military uniform, probably WWII, Sicily. This photo is from my grandmother’s collection of family photos and postcards sent to her in Brooklyn from Sicily. Pietro was like a brother to my grandmother. I was fortunate enough to have met him–a gentleman through and through–in his old age.
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Souvenirs
Souvenirs, Monreale.
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Fresh Filone and a Nap
We just finished lunch at my cousin Evelina’s house. My stomach is happily full from her husband Salvo’s caponata and fried eggplant accompanied by this bakery-fresh filone–traditional sesame seed covered bread. Now, time for a pisolino (afternoon nap).
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Vacation and Celebration
This week marks a week of “ferie” throughout Italy. Italians and Sicilians close-up shop in the cities and flock to the sea or mountains to meet-up with friends and family to enjoy vacation. For Sicilians who live outside of Sicily, it’s a time to return to Sicily for Ferragosto-related feasts in honor of their patron…