For the Festa di Santa Lucia in Palermo, Arancine and Cuccia
La Festa di Santa Lucia is celebrated December 13th, the shortest day of the year and in fact the name of this 3rd-century martyr saint of Siracusa in Sicily signifies “promise of light” or “shining, illluminating.” Our recent early December visit to Pino’s family in Palermo concluded on December 12th, la vigilia della Festa di…