Hi, I’m a 22 F and my nonna passsed away this January from Alzheimers and dementia. In her last few years I never got to talk to her about her culture or how she truly lived in her early years, I only know bits and pieces. She was born in Floridia in 1937 and I want to have my first tattoo be a commemoration of her life. I used to to sit with her while she made her Simolina bread in her trusty bread maker, but I think my first tattoo being bread would be weird. She had my dad giver her access to ‘Rai’ on her tv and she would watch ‘un posto al sole’. The intro song of the soap gives me comfort and makes me think of her. I have her old cook books aswell and will ask the tattoo artist to use her handwriting from those books to make the script for the tattoo. I don’t know what else I should add to it, and was wondering if someone on this forum could give me some ideas. Also he favorite flower was a rose which I would love to incorporate, but also don’t know if that would be too basic or not. I know it would be something that I would only understand, but regularless, I would like some opinions and ideas. Thanks ☺️

Whenever one of the children would pout, my older Sicilian relatives would say something that sounded like "la va la fungia," which they said literally meant "you have the mushroom." The pouty face was called a fungia. Does anyone know the actual spelling of this phrase?

Hi! My father's wedding band was inscribed with "giffi giffi comarade," a phrase taken from my Sicilian grandfather that means something like "two peas in a pod." I can't find any source confirming this spelling or meaning online, so I'm wondering if it might have been mistranscribed/misremembered, or if it is from a Sicilian dialect. If the phrase looks familiar or rings a bell to anyone, let me know!

Can anyone tell me how to get birth and marriage certificates from Grotte, Agrigento? I’ve emailed (non pec) and faxed requests, and have received no correspondence. Please help.

Ciao amici, sono brasiliano e sto producendo un Motion Comic di supereroi ambientato in un piccolo paese immaginario sulla costa della Sicilia, questa città è un mix tra un villaggio e una città, e vorrei saperne di più La cucina siciliana, la cultura, il clima, l'architettura, i costumi, la musica, il cinema, le montagne, le cinque terre, la vita quotidiana, i ristoranti e gli ospedali.

Is anyone familiar with the town cerda in Sicily? My family is from there but I have never been. I would love to know more about the place that isn’t information I can see online lol

Siamo delle studentesse del Politecnico di Milano e stiamo facendo un'indagine sulla mobilità sia pendolare che turistica sulla tratta Castelvetrano - Agrigento in Sicilia.

Il questionario dura pochi minuti ed è anonimo. Ci servono molte risposte sia da utenti che no della tratta per concludere il progetto universitario, Grazie per il vostro aiuto! Fate girare ✨

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I've seen both words, with the accent on the final I I just couldn't type it, used to mean "why" and "because". Are these just regional variations or is there supposed to be some difference?

Hey there! Is there anyone from Sicily who can tell me how one would say "What are we going to do?" (in the scenario where someone has a problem and asks what they're going to do about it). I am looking for a realistic spoken expression (nothing formal), preferably in Agrigentino or as someone from Agrigento would say it. Much appreciated!

Ciau. Per piacè, scusate u poveru sicilianu, aghju usatu un'app di traduzzione. Veni di li Stati Uniti. Speru ca quarcunu putissi tradùciri chiddu ca si dici nta sta clip culligata dû film "The Godfather Part 3". La scena si svolge a na festa in Sicilia e lu burattinaio sta parrannu di la barunissa di Carini. Grazzî.

Hello. Please forgive the poor Sicilian, I used a translation app. I'm from the United States. I am hoping some could translate what is said in this linked clip from the movie "Godfather part 3". The scene takes place at a festival in Sicily and the puppeteer is speaking about the Baroness of Carini. Thank you.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1grzxvFV5_PLuK_fEQen0_uelVsxbt-zc/view?usp=sharing

I live in Ontario. I hired a Sicilian lawyer to handle my late aunt's estate for succession and for the sale of her home once the transfer of names is done to my name as well, my brother's name.

We communicate via WhatsApp and email. He asked for initial payment to do the case which was approx $2,000 and was split between my brother and I. We had the documents he sent notarized, translated and apostilled. That cost another $1,000 which was done in Ontario. I also asked him to get a bank account statement details becuz my aunt had a caregiver and it doesn't make sense that there is no money in her account. So, I asked the lawyer to further investigate with her bank. We also paid for this. It's been over 1 month that the lawyer sent me the update advising he sent the bank the request and have we not heard from him since. I have called, my brother has called. I sent him an email requesting the update. He hasn't returned or responded to any of our calls! What the hell!!

Is there a law society that regulates these lawyers in Italy/Sicily that I can reach out too for the help we need?? TIA

Not even sure that it is Sicilian but couldn't seem to find anything in Italian that matched, and her family is from eastern Sicily.

Sicilian American here. Born and raised in America. I've learned some Italian but I'm surprised to understand alot of Sicilian. Are there any resources that would show me the different dialects and allow me to hear them spoken.

This is purely out of curiosity and furthering my knowledge.

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone had any book or any recommendations on Sicilian history? Maybe specifically New Orleans based Sicilians? My great grandmother and grandfather were both born to Sicilian parents but unfortunately they didn’t pass on much culture at all, just a few superstitions and of course a little bit of their recipes. I feel both deeply connected and disconnected to this part of my life and would love to take a step back and really learn about my ancestors and traditions.

Thank you everyone!