Sclafani Bagni tel. The evening of the day before a fiacculiata takes place, in which children, in two lines, hold small lanterns of coloured paper with a candle inside. They are followed by a small coffin with the statue of the saint, a musical band and believers. On this day or on the Sunday before or after, in many villages of the province, celebrations in honour of the carpenter from Bethlehem, take place. In the latter one, we recommend the ride of Saint Joseph, while Santa Croce is famous for its 'Cene', the tables prepared to be offered to the representative characters of the Holy Family.
Celebrations end in the late evening.
For the entire afternoon, the patriarch's simulacrum, a wooden statue made by Bagnasco, is carried in procession through the streets of the to wn. Saint Joseph exhibition of the Squartucciato tel. Index Casa Editrice Krea S.r.l.