Feast of Saint Nicholas of Myra (Patronal Feast)

The 2025 edition of the Feast of Saint Nicholas of Myra took place on December 6th in Palazzo Adriano (Palermo). Organized by the Confraternity of Saint Nicholas and preceded by the novena, the patronal feast confirmed the Arbëresh village's strong bond with its patron saint and the Byzantine-Greek rite preserved by the Italo-Albanian community.

Announced at dawn by the sound of bells, the day featured the celebration of the Solemn Divine Liturgy in the Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra and, in the late afternoon, the evocative procession of the saint's statue. On the eve, at the convent of the Basilian nuns, the traditional "virgineddi"—the local traditional humble soup made with homemade pasta, rice, legumes, and broccoli—were blessed and distributed.