Today, March 19, is Saint Joseph’s Day! Many people will celebrate the Feast of Saint Joseph by attending church services and perhaps enjoying a famous Italian zeppole from one of the North End pastry shops.
St. Joseph is honored for saving Sicily from famine in the Middle Ages. According to legend, there was a severe drought at the time, and the people prayed for their patron saint to bring them rain. The rain did come, and the people of Sicily prepared a large banquet for St. Joseph. The fava bean was the crop that saved the population from starvation and is a traditional part of Saint Joseph’s Day altars and traditions.
Many still prepare a traditional St. Joseph’s Table to recreate this Sicilian feast with specialties such as sfinge, zeppole, breads and fava beans.
Nice, who new.
Every Italian on the planet .
Also Fathers Day in Italy.
Time to give the liver another test!
Happy Saint Joseph’s Day, of course I just got my zeppoles from Maria’s !!! VIVA SAN GIUSEPPE DI RIESI
Charles got mine too there. She is the best.
Maria is a nice woman, she didn’t recognize me when I ordered them lol