{"id":11703,"date":"2016-09-30T11:38:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T09:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=11703"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:30:40","slug":"sicilian-carts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/sicilian-carts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sicilian carts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Finally, <em>&#8216;u ferrascecchi<\/em> shoed the horse, while it was the carver, who decorated the sides of the cart with paintings and engravings that were as elaborate as they were important, who was the owner of the cart.<\/p>\n<p>The colourful decorations depict various subjects: from sacred images of the Virgin Mary or saints to episodes from romances of chivalry, scenes from daily life and historical events.<\/p>\n<p>Today, these wonderful examples of Sicilian popular culture can be admired during the parades of <strong>popular festivals<\/strong>. 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