December 25, 2010
Male bonding while waiting for mama or nonna to ready the Christmas spread:
En route to Christmas lunch:
Bella figura: Everyone dresses up in their best Christmas finery.
Postscript: This woman offered coffee and sweets to four strangers wandering the streets of her tiny village. Sicilians have truly mastered the arts of generosity and hospitality.
Auguri! This was the word that echoed around the streets today.
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That last picture, of the woman in the doorway, is just fantastic! A wonderful “capture” in every way. She has so much character in her face, and her clothing, while the lace curtains, doorframe, and surrounding colours just turn the whole thing into a piece of real photographic art.
Thank you Louciao.
beautiful photos of life in Sicily…loved the two matching guys!
Looks like a lovely Christmas! Auguri! How is the weather?
In the past 2 weeks, the weather has varied from rainy-chilly to balmy-warm. Hills colder than coast!
Auguri! I hope you enjoyed the holiday as much as the people in your photos!
Thanks, Haley–altretanto!
If “enjoying” has something to do with gaining weight, I’m having a super time!
Auguri and thanks for the wonderful glimpses of Christmas in Sicily. Next year I will stay in Noto instead of coming to the cold, rainy, foggy North. Merry Christmas, Jann.
Catherine, if you haven’t spent Christmas down her before, you really should because it’s calm and “mistico” (I think that’s the word a Sicilian used to describe the season to me).
Thanks for all the street-level views of Sicilians!
Auguri anche a te!
Jann, I so enjoyed looking at these! It’s always great to see the faces of people celebrating in a different country! Wonderful!
Ciao Bella & grazie…