Celebrating the Feast of Santa Lucia
Thu, Dec 12
|Westchester Italian Cultural Center
Join us for a lecture and presentation given by Experience Sicily’s owner and curator Allison Scola about Santa Lucia, her legend and history, and the traditions practiced in Sicily to recognize her. We will also offer a sampling of traditional foods eaten in Sicily for the feast.
Time & Location
Dec 12, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Pl, Tuckahoe, NY 10707, USA
About the event
ABOUT THE FEAST OF SANTA LUCIA
In Sicily and beyond, Santa Lucia (or Saint Lucy) is one of the most beloved Christian saints. Her power to show us the way through the dark, especially during these darker days of the year, is significant.
In the days leading up to the Feast of Santa Lucia, December 13, many Sicilians refrain from eating pasta and only eat un-ground wheat grain, or “farro,” which is prepared as a dish called cuccìa. Devotees observe this ritual to remember the severe famine that struck Siracusa and Palermo in 1646.
During that time of Spanish domination, the faithful prayed to their patron saint, Lucia, seeking relief. Finally in May during a mass, a squawking quail flew into the duomo in Ortigia (NB, the name “Ortigia” comes from the Ancient Greek word “ortyx,” which means quail.). At that moment, a messenger entered the church announcing that…
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