The initiative, conceived by the photographer and journalist Dario Azzaro and the editor Marco Spampinato, is based on the principle that people are the beating heart of Sicily. Common people, from all social class and religions, portraited in black and white, remind us of the inestimable value of this land 497 faces, 497 gazes...
The beauty and originality of some of those verses are still admired all over the world today. The names of some of its poets fascinate scholars and amateurs, while its language and themes still appear in some contemporary poems. The School of Poetry was an excellence of poets serving Frederick II and its history...
The book, edited by Jacopo Casiraghi aims to face the reality behind a disease, which is the major genetic cause of infant death, delicately. A way to reiterate that it’s not a diversity, but the beauty of a life struggling to achieve peace “Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disease involving weakness...
After the initiatives organized at the town beaches, the citizenship of Catania is now protecting the spaces of a public park thinking also about their pets. From the waste removal to the flower bed cleaning, they made a first step towards a sustainable future “Even if the town centre would need an area dedicated...
Since ancient times, this sort of large vase has been used to contain liquids. However, its uses and construction materials have diversified throughout history The Sicilian writer Luigi Pirandello made it famous in a theatrical drama, but in Sicily the giara (or giarra) had already existed for many centuries. In fact, its history begins...
Driven by increasingly eco-friendly regulations, we starting to question our approach to “waste” . Are we willing to do the same with errors? In the age of recycling you don’t throw away anything anymore. The production of disposable plastic objects has proved to be ontologically unsustainable: a drinking straw only has a few minutes...
This 45-year-old Sicilian man from Palermo involves disadvantaged and disabled young people in the creation of typical Sicilian pastries to be sold at theatres. He works with the association Dolce Buonaspina, inspired by the name of the juvenile prison of Palermo where he found a second chance after a tough childhood. “Our dream? A...
The term was in use already in the seventeenth century and its etymology is still uncertain. It has long defined a moment of carefree idleness, when to consume a rich meal in the open air and in good company Sicily is described as a sunny spot for most of the year, surrounded by the...
Leaving behind one’s beloved and habits requires a great courage, but also an unconditional passion. In fact, as the Sicilian writer Vincenzo Consolo once said, the act of leaving reflects the civilization level of a people. Sicilians who leave their land are neither disdainful nor disappointed, but eager to grow and do some good...
“Rapflektion Worldwide”, a musical and social initiative created by Andreas and Carlos, connects similar realities together with the association “Musicainsieme a Librino” Rap music as social tool besides music genre: this is the spirit with which was created “Rapflektion Worldwide”, a project of German origin that has now reached the city of Catania. «A...
