Wedding traditions of Sicily
Sicilian weddings are grand family affairs with baroque churches, cassata cake and the cuddura.
Sicily has a strong tradition of festive weddings in which several hundred guests may be invited. Churches in Noto, Ragusa and Modica, with their baroque facades, are among the loveliest for ceremonies.
A wedding here
Dinner may include arancini, pasta alla Norma, swordfish, cannoli and cassata. A band plays folk and pop and the mood is celebratory.
Sugar and almonds
Marzipan fruits, almond paste and sugar pastries are hallmarks of Sicilian sweets. Confetti, the sugared almonds, are given in tulle bags.
Wedding customs of Sicily
Also part of it, and being written: Cassata (A sponge cake with ricotta.), Cannoli (Fried pastry tubes with ricotta.), Marzipan (Almond sweets of Sicily.), Confetti (Sugared almonds.).
A wedding trail idea for Sicily
- Noto A baroque town used for ceremonies.
- Taormina A clifftop town with a Greek theatre and hotels that hold weddings.
- Palermo Cathedral A great Norman cathedral.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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