Childish and gullible, this typical Sicilian character known almost everywhere has a long history behind him and an oriental origin. Although he often gets into trouble because of his naivete, he also has a sensitive and altruistic side that makes him familiar to many generations So famous as to be known even in Trentino-Alto...

From the crossroad of Sicilian and American language, a new one came into the world: a hybrid reminiscent of Anglo-American for vocabulary, but adapted to local spelling and phonetics. The first languages ​​of influence to which you may think, when it comes to Sicilian dialect and its  origins, are French, Spanish and Italian. Catalan...

Associated with Sicily all over the world, etymologically this word referred to one’s ostentation of power over others As soon as a Sicilian crosses the Strait of Messina and tells someone from when they come, they can hear the same reply: “Ah! Sicilia mafia”. A reductive and unfair association of ideas, which makes this...

When you say Sicily you inevitably say pastry, desserts and fresh ricotta. In a word, cassata, a typical dessert that never ceases to seduce admirers and curious, and that makes the name of the island famous in the whole world. And yet this cake does not have an entirely local origin, although it has...