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.

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