Feast of San Giuseppe in Nicolosi

The feast in honor of St. Joseph is an ancient tradition of the town of Nicolosi which takes place on the 18th and 19th of March. Particularly felt is the appointment with the traditional distribution of chickpea soup and the auction of the many gifts collected by the Saint during the festival, the proceeds of which are used to finance the realization of the feast.
During the feast days the simulacrum of the Patriarch is unveiled from his room, carried on the shoulder outside the church and placed on the vara to be carried in procession along the streets of the town.

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