A morning of delightful surprises in Catania. Adam and I headed into the city this morning hoping to see this exhibit, but before we even made it to the museum we were struck by all of the festive changes. The city is preparing for St. Agatha's Feast day which is later this week.
Banners with large golden "A"s festooning balconies and doorways
statues and posters of St. Agatha
and this store which has the candles that will be carried in the nighttime processions. See the large yellow thing on the left side of above pic? That is one of the super large candles. It took three men (see pic below) to load one of the large candles into the waiting truck. Also, notice the white outfit on the mannequin behind them? That's the outfit that is worn by those participating in the procession. A simple white tunic with a black hat. Want to learn more about the festival, read Karen's description from In Etna's Shadow. We can't wait to witness it for ourselves later this week.
Those candles look amazing! I hope you post some photos of the celebration too. It seems every culture/ religion has a Feb 2 thing going on. Thanks for sharing!!
And will they also be celebrating the New Orleans Saints' participation in the Super Bowl?
very cool - hope you post some photos of the procession, I've heard about it!
Susan, I can only imagine the frenzy in New Orleans right now!!! Wish we were there to witness it. Pretty amazing and a miracle in its own way, huh?
Oh this looks familiar! They have been preparing for the feast of St. Paul here (in Valletta that is) for weeks and weeks now.
Juniper, look forward to learning about the feast of St. Paul. Hope you will post details on your blog soon.
I can't wait to see the pictures!
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