Sicilian Easter

Modica – Ragusa – April 8th 2012 (Easter Sunday)

Spectacular processions and parades take place in the streets of both towns with statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary.

Adrano-Catania – April 8th 2012 (Easter Sunday)

‘The Devil’ takes place here every year in this folkloric event. Good and Evil are represented with the Devils being led by Lucifer on one side and Paradise on the other. It culminates in the triumph of Good and of Light in the world.

Prizzi-Palermo – April 8th 2012 (Easter Sunday)

Devils are at it again in the ‘Abballu de daivuli’ — a representation of grotesque red-robed masked devils which run through the village trying to trap as many souls as possible. By the afternoon and the meeting of the Virgin Mary with the Risen Christ, the devils are harnessed and carried by angels to the Virgin Mary.

Trápani –April 6th 2012 (Good Friday)

I Misteri (The Procession of the Mysteries) begins at 2pm on Good Friday and continues for almost 24 hours until the Saturday.  It is the longest religious event in Italy and one of the oldest where 20 groups of statues, (Sacred Mysteries), representing the various stages of the Via Crucis are carried through the city.