Easter in Sicily 2025
Easter in Sicily: Religious Ceremonies, Cultural Events and Traditional Events of the Easter holidays in the Sicilian Municipalities.
- › Introduction
- › Holy Week in Sicily
- › Easter celebrations by areas
- › Agrigento area
Burgio, Butera, Caltabellotta, Cianciana, Grotte, Naro, San Biagio Platani,... - › Catania and Etna area
Adrano, Biancavilla, Randazzo, ... - › Cefalù and Madonie Park area
Alimena, Collesano, Gangi, Petralia Sottana,... - › Central Sicily area
Aidone, Barrafranca, Calascibetta, Caltagirone, Caltanissetta, Delia, Enna, Licodia Eubea, Nicosia, Pietraperzia, Riesi, San Cataldo, Sutera,... - › Aeolian Islands
Lipari,... - › Messina and Nebrodi Park area
Acquedolci, Militello Rosmarino, San Fratello,... - › Palermo area
Caccamo, Corleone, Montelepre, Piana degli Albanesi, Prizzi, Roccapalumba, Terrasini, ... - › Ragusa area
Comiso, Ispica, Modica, Monterosso Almo, Ragusa,... - › Selinunte and Belice Valley
Castelvetrano,... - › Syracuse area
Augusta, Buccheri, Ferla, Sortino,... - › Taormina area
Fiumefreddo, Forza D'Agrò, Savoca,... - › Trapani area
Buseto Palizzolo, Marsala, Trapani
Introduction
The Easter celebration is deeply felt in all Sicilian municipalities. In every town on the island, very popular religious ceremonies and rites are held. Some events boast a centuries-old tradition that has made them famous throughout the world. Just to name a few, among the best-known folkloristic-religious events are the devils' dance in Prizzi, The Mysteries of Trapani, the Holy Week of Enna and the Easter in San Cataldo. Very particular are the Easter in Piana degli Albanesi and that in Palazzo Adriano still celebrated according to the Byzantine rite.
Holy Week in Sicily
Holy Week is full of religious rites but also ancient ceremonies and traditional events that have been handed down for years. Easter therefore becomes an opportunity to visit the oldest and most evocative places, streets and squares of the Sicilian villages, to discover ancient traditions and witness the most evocative events and rites typical of the Sicilian Easter holidays.
Easter celebrations in Sicilian municipalities by areas
If you want to know in which places in Sicily it is possible to live these unique and exciting experiences, below are some of the municipalities
Sicilians, divided by areas, in which the Easter holidays are particularly celebrated and participated.
The various areas do not coincide exactly with the 9 Sicilian provinces, but they group together municipalities, even from different provinces, which due to their geographical position and other characteristics can be grouped together and enjoyed even in a single weekend.
Agrigento area
Easter in Burgio
Rich program of religious events during Holy Week in Burgio: blessing of the palms, band concerts, sacred representation of the passion of Christ, city Via Crucis, procession of the Littichedda, procession of the Paramiti, traditional Carcucciolata , traditional 'Ncontru (meeting).
Easter in Butera
Rich program of religious events during Holy Week in Butera: sacred representation Passio Christi; celebrations of Palm Sunday in Butera - the re-enactment of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem; A Giunta e A Spartenza del Giorno di Pasqua.
Easter in Caltabellotta
Holy Week in Caltabellotta: blessing of the Palms and procession; tour of the sbulichi (tombs); Living Way of the Cross; procession of the Dead Christ; dressing of Saint Michael the Archangel and spectacular nisciuta (exit); Easter meeting.
Easter in Cianciana
Sacred living representation of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus in Cianciana, in the Agrigento area.
Easter in Grotte
Holy week in Grotte: historical re-enactment of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the farewell between Jesus and Mary, the betrayal of Judas, the Last Supper and repentance of Judas, trial and condemnation, Via Crucis "The Fallen", parade of the Jews and Roman legionaries, deposition of Christ from the Cross, Procession, the meeting of the Risen Christ with the Virgin Mary.
Easter in Naro
Holy week in Naro: Sacred representations of the Passion of Christ; Palm Sunday procession, procession to accompany Jesus to Calvary.
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Easter in San Biagio Platani
The traditional Easter Arches in San Biagio Platani are imposing compositions of bamboo, willow or agave canes decorated with magnificent artistic decorations of citrus fruits, laurel and especially bread, in the most varied shapes and sizes. The culmination of the event is on Easter day, when Christ and the Madonna meet in front of the Mother Church.
Catania and Etna area
Easter in Adrano
Holy Week in Adrano: sacred eighteenth-century representation of the Diavolata (devil).
Easter in Biancavilla
Holy Week in Biancavilla: Living Via Crucis; visit to the Cruciddi (the tombs); The Search and A sira de tri Misteri on Good Friday; Paci rite on Easter day.
Holy week in Randazzo
Holy week in Randazzo: procession of the SS. Crucifix and Mary SS. Sorrowful, Via Crucis, procession of the dead Christ.
Cefalù and Madonie area
Easter in Alimena
In addition to the traditional rites of Holy Week, in Alimena, A Casazza takes place, that is, the Sacred representation of the Passion of Christ characterised by the Lamentanze, traditional polyphonic songs which have the Passion of Christ as their theme.
Easter in Collesano
Holy week in Collesano: revisitation of the paintings of the Casazza, Via Crucis La Cerca, procession of the Addolorata.
Easter in Gangi
Holy Week in Gangi, in Cefalù and Madonie area: Palm Sunday with traditional Tamburinata, I Ceni, the procession of the Dead Christ.
Easter in Petralia Sottana
Holy Week in Petralia Sottana: Good Friday procession with the participation of the Congregations, the Confraternities and with the procession of jews, angels, pious women and young girls; the Easter meeting.
Sicily hinterland
Easter celebrations in Sicily hinterland area
Holy Week in Enna is among the most spectacular and evocative in the world: rites open on Palm Sunday and end on the Sunday in Albis, a week after Easter.
In the 16 churches, headquarters of the brotherhoods, the objects (the so-called Mysteries) are prepared, which will be carried in procession.
On the Sunday after Easter, called in Albis, the Spartenza (separation) takes place, in which the brotherhoods of the College of SS Salvatore and the College of San Giuseppe regain possession of their respective fercoli
(of the resurrected Son and of the Mother) and take them back to their churches.
On Good Friday in Pietraperzia the rite of “lu Signuri di li fasci” takes place.
Holy Week in Caltanissetta is very rich in events during which various processions alternate starting from Palm Sunday.
the Captain of the Real Maestranza, to whom the mayor hands over the keys to the city, leads the artisan corporations that parade with their own banner.
Easter in Aidone
Holy Week in Aidone: evocative procession of the Twelve Santuna (the twelve apostles).
Easter in Barrafranca
Holy Week in Barrafranca: commemoration of the Lord's entry into Jerusalem; Way of the cross; meeting of the Ecce Homo with the Addolorata; Procession of the SS. Crucifix U Tronu; procession of the Risen Christ, the Virgin and the apostles.
Easter in Calascibetta
Holy Week in Caltascibetta: procession of Signuruzzu da rama d'aliva (the Lord with an olive branch); Via Crucis of Signuruzzu da rama d'aliva helped by Cinereo; Good Friday procession; traditional Easter meeting.
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Easter in Caltagirone
Holy Week in Caltagirone: living representation of the Passion of Christ; Procession of the Dead Christ and procession of the Civic Senate; A Giunta, traditional meeting of the simulacra of the Risen Christ and the Madonna on Easter day.
Easter in Caltanissetta
Holy Week in Caltanissetta: procession of U Signuri Nna Varca; sacred representation of the Scinnenza; procession of the Varicedde; procession of the sixteen life-size statue groups; procession of the Black Christ; Resurrection procession.
Easter in Delia
Holy Week in Delia: sacred representation of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus; the meeting between the Madonna and the Risen Son.
Easter in Enna
Holy Week in Enna: processions and ancient rites of the 15 brotherhoods of Enna, Easter ceremony A Paci.
Easter in Licodia Eubea
Holy week in Licodia Eubea: Via Matris with the song The Seven Spati; documentary films; procession.
Easter in Pietraperzia
Holy Week in Pietraperzia: Good Friday procession - lu Signuri di li fasci (The Lord of the Bands); meeting of the Risen Christ with the Madonna.
Easter in Riesi
Holy Week in Riesi: blessing and procession of Palms; sacred representation of condemnation; scinnenza, or pedosition of the body of the Dead Christ; the Easter meeting between the simulacra of the Risen Christ and the Madonna.
Easter in San Cataldo
Holy Week in San Cataldo: Lenten Sabbaths in honor of the Madonna; re-enactment of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem; dramatization of the Trial of Jesus; funeral march U chiantu di Maria (the tears of Mary); procession of the statue groups of the Via Crucis; sacred representation of the visit to Calvary and scinnenza (deposition from the Cross of the body of the Dead Christ); Procession of San Pauluna
Aeolian islands
Easter in Lipari
Easter celebrations in Lipari, in the archipelago of Aeolian islands: blessing of palms, olive branches and procession; Procession of the Mysteries; Procession of the Risen Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows.
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Messina and Nebrodi area
Easter celebrations in Messina and Nebrodi Park area
Easter in Acquedolci
Holy Week in Acquedolci: ancient and evocative Good Friday procession.
Easter in Militello Rosmarino
Holy Week in Militello Rosmarino: procession of the Magdalenes; procession of the Addolorata and the Dead Christ carried on the shoulders of eight Jews.
Easter in San Fratello
The feast of the Jews a San Fratello, on the occasion of Holy Week: The Jews accompany the processions on Good Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; exhibitions dedicated to the Jewish feast; tours and guided visits.
Palermo area
Easter celebrations in Palermo area
Easter in Caccamo
Easter celebrations in Caccamo, : U signuruzzu a Cavaddu; Sacred representation of the Passion of Christ; Sasizza (sausage) Pasqualora and Panacena.
Easter in Corleone
Holy Week in Corleone: the traditional Good Friday procession with the participation of members of the White Brotherhoods.
Easter in Montelepre
Easter celebraions in Montelepre: sacred representation of The Procession of the Mysteries.
Easter in Piana degli Albanesi
Easter celebrations in Piana degli Albanesi: living Via Crucis; Palm Sunday procession; procession through the streets of the town; women's parade in traditional costume.
Easter in Prizzi
Easter celebrations in Prizzi: re-enactment of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem; Solemn procession towards Mount Calvary; U Balli di Diavuli, The Devils' Dance.
Easter in Terrasini
Easter celebrations in Terrasini: La festa di li schietti (the bachelors festival).
Ragusa area
Easter in Comiso
Easter in Comiso: visit to the tombs; A Sciuta (the exit) and the traditional meeting, A Paci, between the simulacra of Maria SS. Annunziata and the Risen Christ on Easter day.
Easter in Ispica
Easter celebrations in Ispica: living Via Crucis; feast of the Resurrected; House of votive wax.
Easter in Modica
Easter celebrations in Modica: evocative rite of the Deposition of Christ from the Cross; Procession of the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows; suggestive meeting of the risen Christ and the Madonna Vasa Vasa..
Easter in Monterosso Almo
Easter celebrations in Monterosso Almo, in Ragusa area: Living Way of the Cross.
Easter in Ragusa
Easter celebration in Ragusa: the Friday of Our Lady of Sorrows; Palm Sunday, Holy Monday processions; The Giunta, i.e. the meeting between the simulacrum of the Risen Christ and that of the Madonna.
Selinunte and Belice Valley
Easter in Castelvetrano
Easter celebrations in Castelvetrano: blessing of palms and procession; ritual of foot washing; procession..
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Siracusa area
Easter in Augusta
Holy Week in Augusta: Palm Sunday celebrations; traditional visits to the tombs; the Holy Thursday Trumpet; Good Friday processions, U Signuri di poveri and U Signuri de ricca; procession of the Risen Christ.
Easter in Ferla
Easter celebrations in Ferla: Via Crucis; blessing of the palms and procession; the altars of deposition; U Signuri A Canna procession; particular traveling parade U Lamentu do Sabutu Santu (the lament of Holy Saturday); A Calata da Tila (the removal of the canvas); A Sciaccariata, majestic and moving ascent of the Risen Christ; U Scontru, the meeting between the Risen Christ and the Madonna.
Easter in Palazzolo Acreide
The traditional rites and religious ceremonies of Holy Week and Easter in Palazzolo Acreide.
Easter in Sortino
Holy Week in Sortino: traditional blessing and procession of the palms; Nummi ru Gesù procession; A Scisa a Cruci procession; evening procession U Sarvaturi.
Taormina area
Easter celebrations in Taormina area
Easter in Fiumefreddo
Easter celebrations in Fiumefreddo: representation The Glory of the Cross..
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Easter in Forza D'Agrò
Easter celebrations in Forza D'Agrò: the laurel festival.
Easter in Savoca
Holy Week in Savoca: living representation of the Passion of Christ; procession of the Varette.
Trapani and Egadi Islands area
Easter celebration in the Trapani area
Easter in Buseto Palizzolo
Easter celebrations in Buseto Palizzolo: Procession of the Mysteries.
Easter in Erice - Procession of the Mysteries
Easter ceremonies and rites in Erice, Trapani area: Procession of the Mysteries of the Passion on Good Friday. The Mysteries, seven groups of statues depicting episodes from the Passion of Christ, parade through the streets of the center, followed by the Addolorata, a statue of the Virgin wrapped in a black cloak.
Easter in Marsala
Easter celebrations in Marsala: Holy Thursday procession; Good Friday procession.
Easter in Trapani
Easter celebrations in Trapani, in the Trapani and Egadi Islands area: Procession of the Mysteries.
