Si sono aperti ieri i festeggiamenti dedicati a San Domenico Savio a Scordia (CT) e proseguiranno fino al 10 luglio.
Appuntamento imperdibile per gli abitanti del quartiere di Scordia alta, che vivono l’evento con molta partecipazione, accompagnando numerosissimi, il Santo durante la tutta processione. Le strade per cui passa il simulacro e la reliquia di San Domenico Savio sono tutte addobbate e ornate da altari.
La festa di San Domenico Savio, prevede oltre alle celebrazioni liturgiche, molti eventi culturali, musicali e sportivi. Degna di nota è la rassegna corale polifonica “Laetantes in Choro”, organizzata dal coro polifonico parrocchiale.
Non mancheranno gli spettacoli musicali e folcloristici, tra cui concerti, saggi di danza e animazione per i più giovani.
Il programma completo degli eventi è consultabile al sito www.sandomenicoscordia.it .
Sembra essere la festa popolare più antica d’Italia, vanta infatti una tradizione lunga 4 mila anni, si celebra ogni anno ad Alcara Li Fusi, in provincia di Messina ed è stata inserita nel Calendario Regionale siciliano delle manifestazioni di grande richiamo turistico. Parliamo del rito del Muzzuni, che si terrà il 24 giugno e proseguirà nel fine settimana con altri eventi correlati.
Summertime in Sicily is when you can taste its delicious fresh typical products – and you are completely entitled to do so: ice cream here is really good, with plenty of different flavors from the most classic (chocolate, pistachio, cream) to the most uncommon ones (jasmine and almonds above all). Freshen up with local fruit as well: peaches, apricots, watermelon, cantaloupe… all these products come from the inland and are so delicious that you’ll feel like you’re eating sweets! Don’t forget to taste “granita” as well: in the Messina and Catania area, the most famous one is the mulberry flavor, often served for breakfast with a brioche and an espresso coffee. The western area offers you the “gelo di melone” (most famous in Palermo) made with watermelon, sugar, jasmine and chocolate: a really fresh dessert to eat in the hottest hours of the day. These delicious products can be found also in the little islands around Sicily (Pantelleria, Lampedusa, the Aegadians and so on). Choosing to rent a holiday villa in Sicily with pool can be the best way to stay away from the crowds, and live for a few days in an oasis far from the city center. Well, of course you can plan as many day trips as you want to visit the wonderful Palermo, or Trapani, Catania or Siracusa: during summer, you’ll be able to visit the wonders of these destinations without the usual traffic and crowd, since the most part of the inhabitants go on holiday or move to their holiday houses near the sea or in the countryside. Cities are therefore less crowded and you’ll find more quiet; the wind anyways reaches even the city center and, with some fresh air, walking through ancient streets looking for museums and monuments won’t be a problem.
Don’t forget that Sicily is not only seaside: there are plenty of wonderful, breath-taking destinations you can reach in the inland, maybe on hilltops or on mountain tops, that will let you breathe some fresh air. If you are staying in Palermo you may visit Monreale or Monte Pellegrino, where religious buildings are stunning and the panorama is unforgettable; if you are staying in the Trapani area, maybe in Marsala or 
