18 - 28 marzo - Salemi (TP)
A Salemi (TP) durante la festa in onore di San Giuseppe si celebrano le tradizionali "Cene di San Giuseppe".
Le Cene di San Giuseppe, una delle più importanti feste della tradizione religiosa siciliana che richiama ogni anno nella cittadina normanna migliaia di visitatori provenienti anche da other regions of Italy. Seven days during which you can visit the traditional 'dinner', but also exhibitions of handicrafts, painting and sculpture, film and tastings of local products. This year, visitors will have a reason to come to Salem.
List of 'Dinner St. Joseph's' open to the public. The ceremony will take place in some of the 'Call of the Saints ", a symbol of the Eucharistic banquet by the people, during which visitors can taste many dishes for free.
This festival, which in times past was a ritual group through the complex language of 'offer and give the benefit of the poor of the country, today changed social conditions, is perpetuated only maintains its value fideist. During preparations for the feast, Salemi is affected by many impromptu small shipyards building wooden structures with altars. In performing these machines that are the altars will be displayed the protagonists of the event that the loaves. Developed by the expert hands of women, the loaves are presented in various forms. The main symbols are those of the Christian tradition, such as fish, or the symbols of Pentecost, that the scale, or tongs three nails. In addition to these, a clear reference to religion, the other forms represented refer to nature, so I made forms of 'animals, flowers piantee.
The altar usually has three or five floors sloping, the first of which should be placed "lu cucciddatu" , aimed at baby Jesus contours "lu cucciddatu" on the right palm and left them a bract stick of St. Joseph with a great lily. The step that follows the loaves are exposed children, who represented the believers, and finally the third step in a monstrance surrounded by two angels. Each altar is decorated with ears of wheat, myrtle, laurel, citrus fruits and small cakes from the most varied forms. The devotee who is organizing the dinner must set up a lunch 101 food, mostly cereals, vegetables, fruit, fish and sweets in great variety. After the ritual is celebrated the blessing of the 'altar of the bread, the food is offered to children, who represent the "Holy Family", and visitors who attended the "meal of the saints."
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