Sicily Easter celebrations and processions are among the most famous and suggestive all over the world. Besides popular “I Misteri” processions in Trapani, attracting numerous visitors and tourists every year, even more symbolic are Easter events and celebrations held in Prizzi, a lovely hill town South of Palermo. Here, the traditional “Abballu de li Diavuli” (Dance of the Devils) is a singular dance performed on Easter Sunday by villagers wearing large and terrifying iron masks, red tunics and goatskins, who rampage through the village in a traditional struggle between good and evil. Led by Death himself dressed in yellow and bearing a crossbow, the Devils drag you from the crowd, force you to dance in the street, and finally bring you to a bar where they pour wine down your throat. They surrender only when Jesus and Mary statues finally meet and everybody celebrates drinking and eating at local bars. Don't you think this is way more enthralling then going on Easter egg hunts?
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