Robert Kearney

I cover a wide range of topics, from politics to history, art, aesthetics, ancient mysteries, unusual phenomena, and traditional cultures (especially the forgotten ones which seem to quickly be vanishing from the world).

@Robkearney1981 These St. Joseph tables/altars are magnificent! Bring back wonderful memories growing up in Buffalo in my wonderful Italian neighborhood. Viva San Giuseppe!

A few of the beautiful St Joseph Day altars from across Southern Italy and Sicily.

🧵 on the tradition of St Joseph Day altars in Sicily. x.com/i/status/16374…

Happy St Joseph's Day!!! Buona Festa d'San Giuseppe!!! Today is a very important celebration in Italy. It honors not only St. Joseph, the father of Jesus, but is also recognized as Festa del Papà (Father's Day) by Italians. In some parts of Southern Italy, particularly in Sicily, people set up altars with offerings of food for the saint, which are then distributed to the poor.

Here are some more beautiful St Joseph's Day altars/tables from across southern Italy. Following the ancient Catholic Lenten tradition, all the foods prepared and placed on the table/served to others are meatless.

Until next year -Buona Festa di San Giuseppe! 🇮🇹 ✝️

Happy St Joseph's day! Buona Festa di San Giuseppe! This Catholic feast celebrates St Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus. It is very big in countries such as Italy (where it is also observed as Father's Day).

For St Joseph's Day, Sicilians make their own type of Zeppole called Sfingi. These are fluffy ricotta donuts, fried until golden and rolled in sugar and traditionally made for holidays like San Giuseppe and Easter. Sfingi features a light, fried dough filled and topped with sweetened ricotta cheese, chocolate chips, candied orange peel, and a candied cherry, often garnished with pistachios.  The dough is similar to choux pastry, but deep-fried instead of baked, creating a soft, hollow center for the rich filling.

The sweetest treat for a Saint's day Zeppole di San Giuseppe, or St. Joseph's Day pastries, are a traditional Italian dessert eaten on March 19th. These deep-fried or baked choux pastry fritters are typically piped into rings, filled with pastry cream or ricotta, and topped with a cherry. Also known as bignè di San Giuseppe in Rome and sfinge, zeppole are a Neapolitan classic enjoyed mainly in Southern Italy.

I grew up on these. They are a part of me (literally).

When my Son and I traveled to Israel and walked the steps of Joseph of Nazareth. #StJosephsChurch A Happy St. Joseph’s Day to all and to all a Good Night. 😇🙏✝️

Traditional St Joseph Day table and music from Leonforte, Sicily. Festive celebration.

Video of a St. Joseph's Day altar in the city of Raddusa, Sicily Many types of pastries and breads molded into religious objects like a staff, cross, and crown of thorns are baked and then placed on the altar/table.

St Joseph's Day tables in other parts of Southern Italy 🇮🇹 While Sicilian St. Joseph’s Day altars are a grand, unified expression of a historical miracle, those in other Southern Italian regions are more varied, modest, and tied to local customs and foods, reflecting the diversity of Italy’s South beyond Sicily’s iconic tradition.

Some short videos about the celebration of St. Joseph's Day altars, an old Sicilian tradition. The first two are from New Orleans (the capital of this tradition in America); the third is from Queens, and the last one is from Sicily itself.

@CrazyItalianPol To be fair, maybe Bossi was trying to atone for his anti-southern politics when he divorced his Padanian first wife and married a Sicilian woman 😂

🔴 BREAKING 🔴 Umberto Bossi, founder of the Lega Nord, died today at the age of 84

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