Easter comes earliear this year. There are lots of traditions in Sicily to celebrate this feast. The parade of The Devils in San Fratello, a mix of sacred and profane customs, is particularly characteristic. I do not particularly agree with the theme, but it is a tradition.
The Chicago Sun Times writes about another Sicilian village very similar to San Fratello: “It’s Easter Sunday in the Sicilian town of Prizzi. Devils are dancing. Death is everywhere. “Death” actually is a big Italian guy in an even bigger yellow jumpsuit. He’s wearing a macabre mask and toting a wooden crossbow.
His devil buddies are similarly decked out in red costumes with giant heads and Lucifer-like horns.” Continue
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