As you sit on the stone and are lulled by the gentle dripping of water, it might seem as if you can hear the stifled laughter of women during a purifying bath as they welcome a young girl who has become a woman.
You can imagine listening to the chatter of men during purification during certain fes...
Immersed in nature, the Greek Theatre of Syracuse welcomes visitors among the fragrances and scents of the plants and trees that dot the park.
One of the smells of the land is the Mediterranean pine.
This tree, also called the maritime pine, is very common in Sicily and can be distinguished from...
Unleavened bread, i.e. bread with no yeast, is a type of bread prepared with grain flour and water, like all other bread, but without the fermentation process.
bread is used as a ritual food during Passover, in memory of the Jew's hasty escape from Egypt. It is said that during their escape the Je...
As you sit on the stone and are lulled by the gentle dripping of water, it seems as if you can hear the stifled laughter of Jewish women during a purifying bath as they welcome a young girl who has just become a woman....
Believed to be of divine origin, perfumes were essential in the celebration of worship.
Birth, marriage and death were always accompanied by fumigations and perfumed unctions with purifying properties.
Fragrances also played an essential role in funerals, because they facilitated the passage to th...
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
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