If you want to enjoy an incredible atmosphere, come to Palermo for the Immaculate Conception celebration, you are going to see an amazing environment, and the city of Palermo at its best. In the special night between the 7th and the 8th of november, a huge procession is going to be held in the streets of the city center, starting from the church of San Francesco, to end in the amazing environment of Piazza San Domenico. On the night of the 7th the beautiful silver statue of Mary, will be taken out for the procession by the Fraires of the congregation of the Immaculate Conception.
The day of "Immacolata" is also a wonderful occasion to try a number of sweets, that are typical of this feast, because every important feast in Palermo has its culinary tradition, the among them, you are going to enjoy a wide variety of sicilian Focaccias. The traditional Muffoletta, a local focaccia made of seasme bread stuffed with anchovy, olive oil and local cheese, is the typical breafast for the morning of the 8th of December, along with the always present spleen burger. For Lunch you can enjoy the traditional Baccalà, (dried salt-cured cod), one of the most loved dish by the locals in the winter time. Of course a Palermo a real feast has has always its sweet, so for the Immaculate Conception day in town is the first occasion of the year to meet the true king of Palermo Xmas pastry is the Buccellato. So if you are in town for the December 8th don't miss the Buccellato, the sweet that marks the start of the Christmas culinary season. The Buccellato is a sweet doughnut, made of short pastry, and stuffed with candied fruit and fruit cake, and topped with honey, sugar or oval shaped colored sweets. There are many different varieties but they are all good!
The days of the Immaculte Conception are a special occasion to enjoy the beginning of the XMAS season in Palermo, the unique, human and culinary atmosphere of the capital of Sicily, that with its deep rooted traditions has a lot to show in the winter time! Come to Palermo to enjoy the atmosphere of December!