Mummies from the monks' corridor in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo.

Grieve like a Sicilian

My experience of the Sicilian tradition of the Fiera dei Morti and Notte de Zucchero

At the beginning of this year, I read the book “This Party is Dead: Grief, Joy and Spilled Rum at the World’s Death Festivals” by Erica Buist. Just like me, she is a journalist who has embarked on several trips around the world to see the many ways different cultures deal with death.