I am in Palermo looking for a single room in a shared apartment. You meet all types doing this.
Sicily
and Vermont
Giant candle
February 5, 2014
This candle is big but not the biggest. Lots of accidents after the feast because wax coats the streets and no one can brake properly. People slip and fall.
Devotees may carry a candle that weighs as much as they do, made to order for each. i have filmed the candlemakers at work for my documentary.
Candelore in Via Etnea catania Sicily
February 5, 2014
Down in the street among the throngs. It must be 60 degrees fahrenheit outside. The streets are packed with a million- plus people. This is the second largest religious festival in the world after Corpus Cristi in Cusco, Peru.
Vendor of grilled horse meat
February 4, 2014
http://youtu.be/3-AeiupMviQ
Just before I filmed this man selling grilled horse meat, he was yelling, "If you don't eat your meat, you won't make love tonight." He was certainly exuberant and offered free samples to passersby whp were standing behind Catania's railroad arches Read More
Just before I filmed this man selling grilled horse meat, he was yelling, "If you don't eat your meat, you won't make love tonight." He was certainly exuberant and offered free samples to passersby whp were standing behind Catania's railroad arches Read More
Female Donkey Meat
February 4, 2014
Found this sign in a butcher shop in Via Plebescito: female donkey meat on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.