Sunday, December 24, 2017

Santa really comes from Sicily



The Anglo Saxon style of Christmas has totally taken over. It naturally carries with it the great commercialization with the concomitant diminution of the religious function of the holiday. This donkey and a small Sicilian cart were roaming the streets of Castellammare del Golfo an Christmas Eve  few years ago.  They were slowing down traffic and made many motorist angry. Christmas spirit,,are you kidding? Everyone was rushing to prepare the cenone or great supper for the night before Christmas.
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