La Via della Cona
Edition 2025 Finished Free Folk Sacred music Gastronomy

La Via della Cona

25 Dec 2025 — 06 Jan 2026
Villafranca Tirrena — Messina (283)

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Edition 2025 — La Via della Cona

During Christmas 2025, La Via della Cona returned to enliven the village of Calvaruso, in Villafranca Tirrena (Messina), with the setup of cone along the streets, the sound of bagpipers, and the scents of traditional sweets. The event intertwined with other Christmas appointments in the village, in particular the Mini Nativity Scene Exhibition and the Living Nativity at the Gesù Ecce Homo Sanctuary in Calvaruso.

The Christmas 2025 edition of La Via della Cona took place in the village of Calvaruso, a hamlet of Villafranca Tirrena, reviving the ancient tradition of the Peloritani Cona with small vegetable grottoes decorated with citrus and winter fruits, the Baby Jesus, bagpipers, and Christmas carols.

The event was part of the village's rich Christmas program, alongside the Mini Nativity Scene Exhibition in the cloister of the Gesù Ecce Homo Sanctuary—featuring over 150 small nativity scenes created by the faithful and cared for by the Franciscan friars—and the Living Nativity, animated also by the elderly from the Day Center of Villafranca Tirrena amidst ancient rites, crafts, and traditions.

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Folk Sacred music Gastronomy Local produce Heritage Folk traditions Folklore Family Outdoor Messina

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