Most Holy Crucifix Festival
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Most Holy Crucifix Festival

03 May 2025 — 04 May 2025
Buscemi — Siracusa (089)

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Edition 2025 — Most Holy Crucifix Festival

The 2025 edition of the Most Holy Crucifix Festival took place in Buscemi on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, with a rich religious and secular program. Alongside the procession of the 16th-century statue of the Crucifix, accompanied by the band and fireworks at the Requesens Castle, the village squares hosted street band and swing concerts, enlivening the historic center with devotion, music, and tradition.

2025 Edition

The 2025 Most Holy Crucifix Festival was celebrated in Buscemi over the weekend of May 3 and 4. On Saturday, May 3, the village streets welcomed stalls of local products, while music enlivened the center with the Civica di Modica Street Band along Corso Vittorio Emanuele and the Baciami Piccina Swing Band in Piazza Roma. On Sunday, May 4, at 11:00 AM, the morning procession took place with the venerated 16th-century statue of the Most Holy Crucifix, accompanied by the brass band and fireworks; in the evening, after the procession, a fireworks display at the Requesens Castle and a concert by the Mosaico Band in Piazza Roma took place. A festival that, in the Iblei village of the province of Syracuse, renewed the town's oldest popular devotion.

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Sacred music Brass band Pyrotechnic show Heritage Folk traditions Folklore Outdoor Siracusa

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