The time period carnival derives from the expressions “carnem levare,” referring to the ecclesiastic ban on consuming meat throughout the Lent season.

The primary historic references to the Sicilian Carnival are from 1600 and are positioned within the metropolis of
Palermo. On the time, Carnival was a theatre of baroque costume and comedies represented in squares. Theaters grew to become ballrooms the place everybody would put on a masks.

At this time, the carnival is widely known in lots of cities of the world and plenty of cities of Sicily, the place often the day
is filled with parades with masks, allegorical floats, and music.

We rejoice, earlier than the carnival parade, completely different days of carnival: Thursday of cousins, Thursday of
buddies, giovedì grasso the place often a typical dinner is with “sugo” tomato sauce and meat. The final day of celebrating throughout this era earlier than the Lent season is martedì grasso, fats Tuesday.

A typical candy meals in Palermo throughout carnival is “chiacchiera.” It’s a crunchy pastry fried or cooked within the oven.

Right here’s a fast recipe for chiacchiere — 40 items:

Elements for genuine Sicilia chiacchiere: