{"id":111288,"date":"2026-03-12T12:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?post_type=evento-new&#038;p=111288"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:26:14","slug":"the-casazza-of-nicosia-2026","status":"publish","type":"evento-new","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/evento-new\/the-casazza-of-nicosia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Casazza of Nicosia 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":111285,"template":"","categories":[2129,2145],"luogo":[2238],"class_list":["post-111288","evento-new","type-evento-new","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evento-en","category-folklore-e-feste-tradizionali-en","luogo-nicosia"],"acf":{"galleria":false,"contatti_organizzatore":"","email_organizzatore":"lacasazzanicosia@gmail.com","pagina_social":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lacasazzadinicosia2019","url":"https:\/\/www.lacasazzanicosia.it\/","dataora_fine":"29\/03\/2026 00:00","dataora_inizio":"27\/03\/2026 00:00","sottotitolo":"","titolo_paragrafo_1":"Detail","paragrafo_1":"<p><strong>From 27 to 29 March 2026<\/strong>, the medieval village of <strong>Nicosia<\/strong> will once again be the setting for the evocative travelling sacred performance <strong>Casazza<\/strong>, one of the most fascinating events in Sicilian religious tradition.<\/p>\n<p>This ancient event, documented as early as the 19th century and now revived thanks to the efforts of the local community and associations, re-enacts episodes from the Old and New Testaments through a grand choral narrative. Hundreds of participants in historical costumes bring biblical scenes to life as they parade through the streets of the historic centre, transforming the village into an open-air stage. 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