Just a few days before Christmas and the reenactment of the miraculous landing of the Icon of the Madonna della Madia, the celebrations in honor of Saint Lucy usher in an intimate festive atmosphere. Near the small church dedicated to the Holy Martyr of Syracuse, on Via Cavour, tradition holds that from the afternoon of the previous day a market is set up, filled with Christmas decorations for the tree, the nativity scene, and the home, toys for children, flowers, handcrafted creations, and above all the typical “coccherìdde”: small terracotta objects that, according to tradition, a young man was expected to give to his future wife and mother-in-law, just as it was customary for a daughter-in-law to present one to her own mother-in-law. On the longest night of the year, many faithful gather to pay homage to the Protectress of sight, invoking her intercession. The feast of Saint Lucy is also linked to a once widespread custom of preparing typical figure-eight-shaped sweets known as “the eyes of Saint Lucy.”