Old stories of Sicily
Stories, traditions and folklore of Sicily
Giuseppe Sorbello • February 3
The father is the lead of the family and its role is kept with no discussion while the mother is in charge of the house affairs and of their children’s
Giuseppe Sorbello • January 20
Sicilians living in America usually love to recreate the material, moral and religious environment they left. They tend to live in the same area
Giuseppe Sorbello • December 28
Young ladies use to wear a particular linen skirt underneath the petticoat, sometimes made of cotton or wool too, often colored and called
Giuseppe Sorbello • November 10
Men clothes were made of a velvet trousers buckled at the knees, called “causi”, buttoned up on the sides and the hips and tied up to the belt
Giuseppe Sorbello • October 7
The farmer’s house was usually very small, with a narrow doorstep, a couple of chairs, two beds, and oven, a couple of chickens and some
Giuseppe Sorbello • September 14
Sicily used to have got some very old laws. One in particular was stating that in case of serious illness or after three days of intense sickness
