Sicilian icons by antonella https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry When you think of Sicily there are many symbols that come to mind, but there are some that, more than others, represent the island all over the world. Some objects immediately make you think of this wonderful land as soon as they are seen. Here are the many, the most famous symbols of Sicily in the world. en-us 2019-11-28 20:23:01 UTC 2024-02-16 12:45:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/142549333/f9ddb6b165e10735c0b11ca630398ea8/3_0.jpg guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592201 Known as a marranzano or marranzanu in Sicily, this musical instrument is played throughout the world. It goes by other names such as jew’s harp, jaw harp, mouth harp. Marranzano is played using breath, one’s oral cavity (mouth, teeth, lips, jaw), and a finger to pluck the reed that sits within the frame. ]]> 2019-11-28 20:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592201 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592444 One of the best-known symbols of Sicilian folk iconography, the cart was created as a means of transport that responded to practical needs, but went on to be transformed into a vehicle for cultural transmission. Sculpture and painting were applied its various constituent parts to represent moments from the island’s history, or from epic stories or popular religion, creating valuable constructions that were genuine traveling works of art.]]> 2019-11-28 20:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592444 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592567 The story is very interesting: during the Moors domination in Sicily, 11 century, there was a lovely young girl who lived in the Kalsa neighborhood in Palermo. Every day she used to spend time on the balcony of her house taking care of her plants and flowers. One day a young Moor passing by saw her and was captured by her beauty and declared his love to her, which was immediately returned.After some time, the girl discovered that her beautiful lover would soon have to leave her to return to his country where wife and children were waiting for him.
She decided then to plot her revenge: she waited for the night to come and while he was sleeping she beheaded him. What could she do with his head? She decided to use it as a vase for her lovely flowered balcony, so that her lover would stay with her forever.She then planted some basilico which bloomed so beautifully that the whole neighborhood in Palermo copied the idea and made clay pots of the shape of a Moor head.

]]> 2019-11-28 20:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592567 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592740 Pinecone is an object that is part of Sicilian tradition.
It is a symbol ancient like the world. In fact we find it in ancient Egypt, in Babylon and in Greece as an image of the divine and immortality. Being a fruit generated by an evergreen, the pine cone symbolized the life force and eternity. While for the abundance of its seeds it was a clear recall to fruitfulness and to the generative force of life. It was often associated with the cosmic egg and therefore with the birth and creation of the human race.]]> 2019-11-28 20:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592740 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592981 The Triscele, symbol of Sicily, finds its origins in the greek mythology. It represents a head of a Gorgon, whose hair is entwined serpents with ears of wheat, and from which three bent legs branch off with its feet pointing in the same direction. The three legs represent the three promontories of the island: Capo Peloro (Punta del Faro, Messina: North-East), Capo Passero (Siracusa: South), Capo Lilibeo (or Capo Boeo, Marsala: West). This particular reference is found in the greek word triskeles and connects to the geographic meaning: treis (three) and akra (promontory). In Latin too, triquetra (three vertices).]]> 2019-11-28 20:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417592981 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593420 2019-11-28 20:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593420 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593566  Cassata consists of round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta cheese and candied fruit, a filling also used with cannoli. Cassata has a shell of marzipan, pink and green coloured icing, and decorative designs.]]> 2019-11-28 20:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593566 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593659 It consists of a wafer of fried dough and a filling made ​​with ricotta cheese.]]> 2019-11-28 20:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593659 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593751 Maiolica is Italian tin-glazed pottery made in dazzling colours. New methods for making varied colours of glazes were initially brought to Sicily by the Arabs of North Africa in medieval times, and the art of making Maiolica then spread from Sicily throughout Italy during the Renaissance.Everywhere we go, the ceramic products (both glazed and unglazed) are widely sold and offered in variety of shapes and forms but most unusual and fascinating are the ceramic heads that are commonly used as flower pots!]]> 2019-11-28 20:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417593751 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417596813  In the fifteenth century,  they were imported into Sicily from South Central America.Over the centuries this plant has managed to find its ideal habitat mostly among rocks and lava fields, on the slopes of Mount Etna, and it ended up fully integrating into the classic Sicilian landscape.]]> 2019-11-28 21:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417596813 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417597008 Puppet opera is a particular type of puppet theatre, which emerged in southern Italy and particularly in Sicily in the early 1800s, is Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]]> 2019-11-28 21:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417597008 Cultural attractions, art and architecture are just one element of the complex picture presented by the island of Sicily. The land and seascapes, the rugged coastlines and mountainous interiors and the almost awe-inspiring image of Mount Etna are as big a draw to the visitors to its shores guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417597271 2019-11-28 21:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417597271 guarinoantonella14 https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417597851 Arancini are small rice balls filled with ragu, tomato sauce, cheese and peas. Then they are coated in breadcrumbs and fried.]]> 2019-11-28 21:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/guarinoantonella14/k7vdpgyx29ry/wish/417597851