Feast of St. Joseph in Salemi
In Salemi the feast in honor of San Giuseppe is celebrated on March 19 and the festivities last for more days. The peculiar feature of the feast of San Giuseppe in Salemi are the traditional altars: wooden structures richly decorated with oranges, lemons, laurel twigs and above all with the characteristic breads that are worked by local women. The loaves take on different shapes, the main symbols represented are: the fish, symbol of the Christian tradition; the ladder, the pincer and the three nails, symbols of Pentecost; forms that refer to nature.
According to tradition, the devotee who organizes the dinner must set up a banquet of more dishes, mostly based on cereals, vegetables, fruit, fish and sweets in great variety. After the celebration of the ritual of the blessing of the altar and of the loaves, food is offered to the children, who represent the "Holy Family", and to the visitors who have witnessed the "eating of the holy ones".
The feast day of San Giuseppe, on March 19, in the morning the Holy Mass takes place, at noon "The invitation of the Saints", in the evening, the "Dinner" during which it is It is possible to attend the traditional recitation of the "Parts of St. Joseph", which consists in the recitation of chants and prayers, litanies and ancient popular "lauds" in dialect, handed down orally from father to son.
During the day, through the streets of the historical center, it is usually possible to taste numerous typical dishes.
Dates and Scheduling
15 Mar 2025
18:00 Inauguration of the photographic exhibition "Earthquake Year Zero".
Centro Studi Vero Felice Monti - Galleria "Grandangolo ventidue”
16 Mar 2025
09:00 Inauguration of "Via dei Pani"
City of Salemi with Ass. Pro Centro Storico and Pro Loco Salemi
Centro Storico
09:15 St. Joseph In "Vintage Cars"
Piazza Alicia
09:00 - 20:00
› St. Joseph's Dinner
Chiesa di San Giovanni.
› St. Joseph's Dinner
Oratorio San Bartolomeo
› St. Joseph's Dinner
Piazza Dittatura
› St. Joseph's Dinner
Museo del Pane Rituale - Via Cosenza
› St. Joseph's Dinner in miniature
Via G. Amendola, 44
› Altar of St. Joseph
Via G. Amendola, Antiche mura.
› Altar of St. Joseph
Piazza Libertà.
› Altar of St. Joseph
Via E. Fermi.
› St. Joseph's Dinner in miniature
Via A. Favara, 115.
09:30 Spring Flower Festival.
Piazza Alicia
09:30 - 12:30 Open Door Churches
Church of Sant'Agostino, Church of San Clemente, Mother Church
10:00 Extemporaneous Painting in the Village.
Centro Storico
10:00 - 13:00 Photographic exhibition "Earthquake Year Zero"
Via G. Amendola, 136
10:00 - 13:00 Spring Markets
Chiostro di S. Agostino
10:00 - 22:00 Spring Fair
Piazza Libertà
10:30 Donation "Braille Plaque".
Castello Normanno Svevo
10:30 Traveling musical show
Centro Storico
12:00 INVITATION TO THE SAINTS, Supper of St. Joseph
Chiesa San Giovanni
13:00 101 dishes "Flavours in the Village" - Food and wine tour of tradition.
Atrio Collegio del Gesuiti
14:00 Live music 4Kantus
Atrio Collegio del Gesuiti
15:00 - 19:00 Spring Markets
Chiostro di S. Agostino
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