Category Archives: Sicilia

Godfather: Religious, Secular or Mafioso Title?

Posted on February 3, 2022 by babbityjean

Toward the end of Godfather I, Michael Corleone is in church taking the vow as godfather to sister Connie’s son.  With dramatic organ music playing, the priest intones, “Do you renounce Satan…and all his works…and all his pomps?”  — while … Continue reading →

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La Coppola

Posted on January 27, 2022 by babbityjean

La coppola: in vendita nelle bancarelle di Palermo, è oggi indossato non solo in Sicilia, ma anche in Calabria e altrove; è un tipo di cappello piatto, simbolo iconico della Sicilia. La storia è incerta, così come l’origine del nome. … Continue reading →

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The Coppola Cap

Posted on January 27, 2022 by babbityjean

For sale in the market stalls of Palermo today and worn throughout Sicily and even in Calabria and elsewhere is the Coppola hat, a type of flat hat that is an iconic symbol of Sicily.  The history is uncertain, as is … Continue reading →

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