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The Martorana fruit a very old recipe that owes its name to a convent.

I am the last nivarolo. When the snow fell, it was a celebration in Buccheri for everyone young and old.

To  wave the fan slowly: I am married. To wave the fan quickly: I'm engaged. To place fan on  lips: kiss me!

The coffee vendor went around the alleys of the town in the early hours of the morning,

When a young girl or family disagreed to an engagement... the rejected suitor, would kidnap the girl, rape her and would let…

Among the oldest Sicilian traditions and related to marriage we find certainly the famous "fuitina".

Hello everyone, I am Agata Sandrone in collaboration with Silvana Restivo today we will talk about a profession that is no longer…

The bench siciliana: a place of thought

Ancient folk medicine episode 2: Caddi - Geloni - Reuma - Duluri n'ta l'ossa - Pudagra

We are in Comiso, one of the capitals of Sicilian Baroque. Here it is the nice Natural History Museum.

According to tradition, The Martorana fruit was born because the nuns of the Monastery of Martorana, in Palermo

Ancient Sicilian Folk Medicine episode one: Suduri di li pedi - Capiddi caduti - Canigghiola - Trizzi di donna - Urticaria -…

4 Nursery Rhymes: 3 tarì - lu cappeddu ci vulà - u peri di patacca - Minica

The Sicilian street bench: a place of thought

The alleys are the oldest and most authentic soul of the Sicilian cities.

Wax sculpture is an art that has developed in Sicily since the 1600s

She was called Persephone or Kore if you prefer and was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of fertility.

If a woman grabbed the gloves with her left hand it meant she was happy, instead if she grabbed them with her…

The remaining chairmakers in Sicily, today can be counted on the fingers of one hand

Sicily, the cradle of civilization, in the center of the Mediterranean, gave birth to pottery with different colors and shapes depending on…

Two Sicilian nursery rhymes

The fruits of the sorbus were more widespread in past centuries among farmers and shepherds; in the lasts decades, consumption and diffusion…

Sicilian proverbs are like pieces of the gospel

We are in Maniace during Christmas the inhabitants realized one of the most beautiful nativity of the  Trinacria, the ancient name of…

In 1973, a Sicilian woman wrote to her husband who emigrated to Germany for work. Both are illiterates.

After three centuries of Byzantine domination and two centuries of Arab domination, here come the Normans whose kings are literally bewitched by…

Sicilian proverbs are like pieces of the gospel

Discover Sicilian habits and customs, folk tales and sayings. Reach deep into the soul of the people. The Moor's heads are one…

Discover Sicilian habits and customs, folk tales and sayings. Reach deep into the soul of the people. Riccardo Termini, artisan and musician,…

Discover Sicilian habits and customs, folk tales and sayings. Reach deep into the soul of the people. Sara Favarò tells us the…

Back in the past of Sicily with the exceptional video of Luce Institute. In this episode we are in 1938, 1932 and…

Discover Sicilian habits and customs. Reach deep into the soul of the people. In this episode we'll introduce you to the feudu,…

Today we'll meet see Lucia and Totò who tell us the story of Castrenzio the "wild doctor"

A  town with strong Sicilian roots where many traditions still remain solid. In this little town our  Rosanna  Paternostro met Mrs. Antonina.

This is the beautiful story of the Sicilian nun Mother Teresa, born Biagia Cortimiglia, on February 7, 1867 to a wealthy family.

Here there are two of the last carter-drivers of Casteltermini: zio Peppe, 92 years old; and zio Giacomino, 82 years old.

We are in the inland in the very Sicilian town of Agira. Here it is an interesting ethno-anthropological museum: barbers, craftsman, clothes…

In Sicily you know.... the smell of warm bread often  fills up the homes and hearts, and  delights  every palate.

In this episode we explore the world of Sicilian lullabies. Our guide is the Sicilian artist Rita Botto who dedicated an album…