“They said that the city had a reputation for that particular night, where it was unsafe to be anywhere in the city.”
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Good thing you asked because I’m 3rd gen Sicilian lol. We visit our ancestral home every 4 years. Yeah, they do this every year. The reason (or belief) is you throw old clothes or anything that reflects the old year, and you leave open the windows to allow the good spirits IN. Same thing in the Philippines: you leave windows OPEN before new Year and in addition, one puts coins or money around the corners of the house so good luck comes in and STICKS around.
Thank you-I was glad to hear that. I have searched on the Internet to find out if that was a thing, but...never really found much on it.
All these years, I always had a nagging suspicion someone was putting us on!