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EASTER IN SICILY
15/04/2019 / 15/06/2019
In Sicily, the religious rites of the Holy Week are historically very important for its population. It represents the week during which we celebrate the last days of Jesus, his passion, death, and resurrection. The Easter week always falls between late March and April and coincides with the new moon of spring. The Sicilian Easter has a strong appeal, both because we are already in spring when we start enjoying the sea and beautiful sunny days, especially for foreign guests, and because it recalls ancient historical and religious traditions. This year 's Easter week begins 14 on April with the Palm Sunday, already 20 days after the arrival of spring. Each town or city has its special Easter celebrations, with many popular and fascinating events.
Taormina
The city is preparing for Easter with all its typical traditions. All churches will perform various religious functions during the entire week. On Holy Thursday there will be the visit of the sepulchres, and on Friday afternoon at dusk begins the procession of the Via Crucis with the dead Christ and the Madonna Addolorata which, together with the confraternities starting from their churches, come together and form a long procession that runs through Corso Umberto in a truly moving atmosphere (See photo).
Many tourists choose Taormina at Easter for their holiday because they can already taste the early summer sun, the sea and culture. Hotels are all open and offer their best discounted spring rates. Also restaurants, pizzerias and bakeries prepare themselves for Easter, by offering dishes and desserts typical of this period. One among these is the lamb cooked in different recipes, and among the desserts you can taste the typical chocolate eggs and pastry doves in different shapes and colors. Also remember to taste the "cassata", a cake made with ricotta, which is a fresh seasonal product of this time of the year.
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TRAPANI : the city hosts the famous "Misteri" procession, that starts at 14 h onGood Friday and ends the night of Saturday with the resurrection. This event has a strong touristic appeal.
PIANA DEGLI ALBANESI: Easter is characterized throughout the week by spectacles with traditional Albanian costumes, woven
with gold and silver embroideries.
BAROQUE CITY OF NOTO: famous for the "Santa Spina" procession. The relic brought from Palestine in 1225 is kept in a reliquary made of gold.
CALTANISSETTA: during the Easter week the whole city offers its guests ancient traditions, processions, spiritual rituals and commemorations : an open air theater with ancient flavors.
CALTAGIRONE: the city is not only famous for its pottery, but also for the "Passion of Christ", a procession with real actors accompanying the Dead Christ through the streets. The procession starts from the city center up to the Scala Santa Maria del Monte, as if it were the Calvary, to meet Mary, the Cyrenian and Veronica: an atmosphere full of mystery !
SAN FRATELLO AND THE JUDEAN CELEBRATION: the village is situated on the Nebrodi mountains. During the Holy Week, the Judeans pass through the streets waving chains and clubs and playing ancient military trumpets. Their typical costumes are very fascinating.
MESSINA: the Good Friday procession dates from the fifteenth century, period of the Spanish presence in the city and it is considered to be the most important religious event of the entire province. The Dominican confraternity carries a large cross during the procession, followed by the five coffins representing the Mysteries.
NOVARA DI SICILIA: also in this little village situated between the Nebrodi and the Peloritani mountains, the Holy Week is very characteristic. The entire week is characterized by religious rites. The Good Friday procession dates back to two centuries ago and involves all citizens as well as the confraternities, each with their own customs, which represent the social categories and which are inspired by various saints. Alltogether, they accompany the procession of the Passion of Christ through the streets of the town, stopping in front of several churches. On Saturday at midnight during the Mass in the Cathedral, the Christ, a life-size statue, gets quickly risen to the top of the dome with a special system of ropes, representing the Resurrection.
FRANCAVILLA DI SICILIA: situated in the Alcantara Valley, during Good Friday the living representation of Good Friday takes place since 1790. Once, the characters were children, but today they are represented by the faithful of all ages which are dressed in typical costumes and who liven up the procession.
VIA CRUCIS IN SAVOCA: this procession is really impressive, as it is held in a location where the prayer stations are excavated in the rock, making it most likely to the way to Mount Calvary.
