Proud Sicilian here ! My dad was born in Palermo in 1903 and came to America in 1906. I love the Italian history of my family. I'm first generation, born in 1945. My dad's name is on the ELLIS ISLAND WALL OF HONOR. I still have relatives there I've never met. I love your video ! GRAZIE !🇺🇲🇮🇹

to me Sicily is one of the most beautiful and interesting places on earth. I loved everything about it, art, history, architecture, people, nature, food..and on and on. Mafia is just part of the whole tapestry, no need to avoid visiting Sicily based on exaggerated rumours. So many wonderful things to experience on just this island.

I am so proud my mom gave me her Sycilian DNA, the strongest and best mom I could have asked for. Oh God, I miss her😭

As a Sicilian I have to say this is an incredibly interesting video. I’m sorry you left out some interesting facts about WW2, when Sicily was the first region in Europe to be liberated from nazi-fascism thanks to the allies. In July 1943 there was the Battle of Gela, sadly this story is not so common as the Normandy battle that happened after. Apart from that thank you for spreading so much knowledge about my beautiful island!

Excellent! My grandparents emigrated from Sicily over 100 years ago. However, they died before I was born. My parents who were born in Ohio and Michigan were so desperate to be accepted as Americans that they shared very little about their Sicilian heritage. So thanks very much for this. I really appreciate it.

5 or six years ago, I was priveledged to spend significant time on both Islands. both communities insisted that they were not Italians but Sicilians or Sardinians. I was surprised at the ability of both groups to secure their history and research their ancient history. Neither seem to accept assistance from UNESCO but preserve lots of ancient architecture

My mother was born in Calatafimi ( Trapani) where the Mille under Giuseppe Garibaldi defeated the Borboni … there is a monument called Il Pianto Romano and next to it an arch “ Qui si fa Italia o si Muore! “ on May 15, 1860 we celebrate the Unification of Italy! I’ve visited the site and I’m proud to say I’m Sicilian 100% . I remember as a child the old time Sicilians called Garibaldi “ u Zu Peppe” .

As regards the first settlers, Sicani went from Spain, Sicels from East Europe, and Elymians their origin is mysterious, maybe Celts from south France maybe greeks from Troy. Concerning the phenicians, they never have setlled inside Sicily. They only found some branches near the sea (Panorma, Motye, Soloeis) before being chased out by the Greeks

Very well explained!!! BRAVO!👏👍🤝🌷⭐🏛

Thank you so much - that is really, really interesting. All of those facts were new to me. This little island has such a strong presence in the world, and so much history !

My Grandfather Paternal Immigrated to USA in 1923 , i was the luckiest man in the world to get a 1st assignment in the USAF in comiso - i loved it there , i miss it, what a great Island and People Ciao Bella

Great information.

Thank you so much for this documentary,

i love learning about my land❤️

My family is also from the region of Syracuse, Rogers name pops up quite often, as this video brings up, he seemed 2B a fearless warrior, I enjoy the stories KZfaq brings to this subject, so I thank them all!!!!!!!

My father, his older sister, and my grandparents were born outside of Agrigento. They came to the US when my father was about a year old. My grandmother was illiterate, and from 5 years old she worked in a salt mine. My grandfather was a farmer and sheep herder. When he came to the US and my father was going to school. my grandfather took my father's books to work with him at night and learned English. The family had 15 children, and 9 survived to adulthood. My grandfather knew the value of an education, and all the children finished high school. Two of the sons went to college, while the other boys opened their own businesses. My grandfather became a US citizen, voted in every election, and was happy to live in the US. Where he saw opportunity, my grandmother longed to return to Sicily to live a life that was primitive by anyone's standards. She was in her 90s when she died in the US, and my grandfather was in his late 80s when he passed. My grandparents lived in a cold-water flat all their lives, but my grandfather always said that it was better than living in a hut or cave as in Sicily. He was grateful for the opportunities life presented in the US. My father visited relatives in Sicily five or six times before he died. He spoke a dialect that few people in Italy could understand. From my study of Italian, I found listening to my grandparents and father speak that many of their words ended in -u and had definite Arabic influence. My brothers and I, along with our cousins (first, second and third cousins) all have an interest in Sicily. Some of us have visited family members in Sicily, and we've seen where our grandparents and my father were born and brought up. So much has changed since my grandparents, my father and his sister came to the US. The cousins drove us around to sightsee, and we met distant family members and friends of people who had settled in the US but never returned to Sicily. In some cases, we saw old photographs of people who left the island, never to return. The people made their way to the US, and most never had enough money to return to Sicily---not even to visit. In other cases, the ties were severed with their move. Even though my father is long gone, I still am in contact with the cousins in Sicily----and I think our lives have been enriched by our contact.

Thank you Muon Stone for this very informative video and the many new things I didn't know about Sicily 🌷

I'm Lombard but I have Sicilian ancestry too. Viva l'Italia, da nord a sud! 🇮🇹

The video is full of historical details , very well explained even though in short words. As an italian video watcher I've imagined this video very good for people coming from another country and willing to know the basis of sicilian history and culture. As I've seen many other videos by Muon Stone, I miss somehow this time more attention to myths, spiritual influences, or more focus on a special writer or poet or artist. A number of famous writers and artists is present, but only in a list . Very well done as ever , anyway.

Great video

Please note that Malta and Gozo are not part of Sicily as the video gives the impression.

Nice vacation destination.

The Sicani and the Sicel languages were derived from the same root language family as Roman Latin. Therefore the Sicilian language is not "so-called" before the Romans invaded. It was well developed centuries before Rome invaded and constantly evolved before and after, like all European languages did.

Seven centuries of Greek culture in Sicily condensed into one sentence!.

I noted the swastika on the robe of the warrior 03:01 and learned from Wiki that when it is left-facing it is called sauwastika. I already knew it is an ancient religious icon used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, but marvel at how it came to be on a Sicilian mosaic. :-)

i was excited to visit sicily but was shocked how neglected and trashed it was

What a history!

Cacti and Agave are not native to Sicily; or any part of the Mediterranean….. they are now invasive plants originally from Central America; brought to Europe by the Spanish!

What a weird mixture of fact and fiction. Personally, I think some myths are cute but the one about the origins of the mafia has got to stop. The original mafiosi were the armed and violent rent collectors for the aristocrats of Sicily. When land reform happened those bands of men still wanted to collect money from the peasants for doing nothing- so they continued doing that. They came up with the corny myth that they originated in the Beati Paoli, but there's no reason to dignify the myths of criminals by repeating them.

Ciao, Sugnu di Cefalu ,Sicilia. But I live in California now. Grazie pi lu video, Salutamu!

Very good iam siciliano usa

Nice little documentary.What about the Steri Palace not mention of it

When you look at the maps, and the time periods and who inhabited or tried to take over certain areas, you'll realize that we all have vast DNAs in us. The very people we may judge or be wary of, possibly we have some ancestors shared..

La,Sicilia è tutta Bellissima dalle coste,,all, interno, ,(,,,,Arte,,,,Storia, ,, archeologia,affreschi ,mosaici,,,,,, è completa non li manca niente,,,, è il massimo della, bellezza, Me la sogno ancora,, l'adoro, come i suoi abitanti,

Viva

Orgogliu Siciliana!!

P.S. Muon Stone gets a huge shout out for their historical blog here=thanx!

Sicily should be a country

I am Sicilian, born and raised there until I immigrated to the US, I can assure you there were never any giants, or Cyclops, or mermaids, or centaurs, or any other monster in Sicily, those are just legends.

Left so much out.. cabt believe u said mountain.

SICILIA ❤

What’s up with the Freemason symbols around Garibaldi 16:49

There is a plant name cicely an herb it is like anise and the danes make a drink from it. So many mediterranean drinks have that licorice flavor does that mean everything is connected? And just because crowley was a bigger jerk than benito mussolini doesn't mean a broken clock can be correct twice a day...As far as i know the state of Italy is being lead by a youngish woman Hope she can guide the nation into an orderly future Same hope for USA that the leadership wil be much better . . .

The Inquisition was good and salutary.

Mussolini kicked out Mr Crawley 🤣

Is there sich thing as ehtnic or indigenous Sicilians that have maintained their identity, if yes who are they? It seems socilians are just a series of different people that came their took over and were taken over by others again and again. Ask because my grandparents are all Sicilian migrants and i am trying to learn about my roots.

I'm a D' Amore have no clue how I ended up on the other side of the planet on the next biggest volcano in the world. BUT one thing always is said in my family we're sicilian.

And Etna is a volcano not a mountain. The Maltese didn't populate us.

Giovanni verga hat auch in vizzini gelebt. Da komme ich auch her

Sicily's national flag is the same as the Isle of Man

Everything Catholic is good.

Sicily was first a Shia emirate after the conquest by the Fatimids only taller became Sunni.

The name of the island Sicily and it's toponyms are all greek !

So many inaccuracies please do accurate historical research before posting , too many for me to name them all.

Dai, Francesco Parla in italiano.

Aboriginal sicilians? 😮

im not italian.....but if a boy can claim to be a women. then i declare myself sicilian

So Sicilians are not really Italian?

Arhimidis Was GREEK

I am delivering a sermon to you 🙏😊 please read Consistently Pray for forgiveness, guidance in a good (positive) direction, and for help against evil. Pray to be saved from hell (whatever that may be). Pray for your friends and your family too, it only takes a minute or so/less at a time to pray. Do it and your life will slowly get better, or maybe quickly. It probably just depends on you and the kind of person you are/have been. Don't wait until its too late and you have to suffer the consequences of built up bad karma from immoral acts/unrepented sins. Maybe together we can help make the world a better place by changing ourselves for the better, and changing things around us for the better. And addressing/thanking the CREATOR, LORD GOD at the beginning and end of your prayers would be a good idea 😊 Or just be my friend if you don't want to say the prayer 😄 I'm trying to help you get right with the LORD 🙏 Amen. I have worded a short prayer for you to say if you are not sure what words to use, it may not be the best but here it is 😊 '' CREATOR, LORD GOD, Please forgive me and my friends and my family for our immoral acts, please help guide us in a positive direction and please help us against evil. Please save us from Hell and have mercy on our souls. Thank you CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen. '' Please say this at least once a day for at least a month, do it longer if you want to and can 🙏 You should prostrate yourself if you don't want to do spoken prayer, or do both 🙏😊 Please worship the LORD GOD and not any idol. Please put your hands together 🙏 bow your head and say this prayer: "CREATOR, LORD GOD, please know that I worship you and not any idols. Thank you for everything CREATOR, LORD GOD. Amen" Say ' Om Namah Shivaya ' out loud or in your head 108 times, or try to do it 1008 times 😊 try to do it everyday if you want repeat this aloud for as long as you want to, try to do it for like an hour a day or say it in a prayer "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 You can also say this prayer once a day or repeat it aloud as many times as you would like to: "Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen." Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." "O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!" Repeat this aloud at least 3 times or as many as you want, do it everyday if you can I apologize for all the words 😊 I know how it may look

Seriously learn about aboriginal sicilians pls. We are NOT MALTESE and only a 6% is arab its ancient italic and ancient greek thanks. Ffs love how whoever has a tiny bit of % that isnt greek or Italian they ckaim ALL SICILIANS ARE THE SAME. .. those trees are native. No respect

3.01 swastika is hindu emblem of prosperity .pre-christian civilization of europe was hindu . (all denied by church )