L’Epifania e La Befana January 06, 2022web designer On the 6th day of January we celebrate the “Feast of the Epiphany” in Western Christianity. The feast commemorates the visit of the 3 wise Kings to Jesus after his...
Columbus day parade 2014 October 22, 2020web designer It’s not every day you get to walk down 5th Avenue in a red gown but...I was lucky enough to walk in the Columbus Day Parade in a red gown...
La Trinacria July 29, 2020web designer Sicily (Sicilia) is the biggest island in the Mediterranean, separated from the mainland by the strait of Messina. Sicily was known by the Romans as Trinacrium, meaning “star with three...
Who Is Padre Pio? October 14, 2019web designer Padre Pio, (also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina) is Italy's most beloved saint. Born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, a town in the province of Benevento,...
Padre Pio in Piazza Petrolo October 11, 2019web designer As we know, Padre Pio is one of Italy's most beloved saints. My nonna is constantly praying to Padre Pio and there's an unspoken sense of calm knowing I have...
The Traditional Sicilian Cart October 03, 2019web designer One of the most recognizable symbols of Sicilian folklore, the Sicilian cart (or carretto siciliano in Italian and carrettu sicilianu in Sicilian). It is an ornate, colorful horse- or donkey-drawn...
