Catholic Cult Celebrations

Full disclosure - I wrote the last post before midnight so I was just assuming (stupidly) that the Italians would be on time. The midnight fireworks started at 1:18. Right after we had given up and gotten into bed 🙃 but before the fireworks even started we got to experience some of the scariest crowd control ever. It was the festival of Saint Rosalia who post-humorously saved the city from the plague 399 years ago. They sent a giant float down the Main Street and the entirety of Palermo was all walking toward the same 1 intersection. Not to mention the demonic drumming, red lights and horror movie-esque PA system in the street. Quite a spooky time in all and a very bizarre end to such an otherwise relaxing day.Read more