Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia died in Siracusa on the13th of december 304,
virgin and martyr. Lucia’s conversion was
during her mother’s disease, when Saint
Agatha appeared her in a dream..
Lucia was immediately denounced as a
Christian and beheaded by Diocletian’s order
Saint Lucia is represented
without eyes because the legend says that she tore them off to send away all
her pretenders.
The “cuccìa” is a typical Sicilian sweet made by
Grain, “Ricotta “,
Or milk cream…
And it is garnished with cinnamon and
chocolate
The cuccìa is prepared on the 13th of December for Saint
Lucia’s commemoration. The tradition says that on that day in 1646, a ship loaded of grain
arrived in Palermo’s port putting an end to the famine.
To remember that day, the
Sicilians don’t eat
food made with flour, but…
The “cuccia”
And the
“Arancine.
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