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Today I will tell you a story that has always fascinated me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever seen in Sicily a ceramic vase resembling a Moors head? This is what it looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Photo courtesy of Ceramiche Artigianali Ripullo (Caltagirone)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The story is very interesting: during the Moors domination in Sicily, 11 century, there was a lovely young girl who lived in the Kalsa<\/strong> neighborhood in Palermo. Every day she used to spend time on the balcony of her house taking care of her plants and flowers. One day a young Moor passing by saw her and was captured by her beauty and declared his love to her, which was immediately returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Photo courtesy of Ceramiche di Caltagirone, di Roberto Germano.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After some time, the girl discovered that her beautiful lover would soon have to leave her to return to his country where wife and children were waiting for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She decided then to plot her revenge: she waited for the night to come and while he was sleeping she beheaded him. What could she do with his head? She decided to use it as a vase for her lovely flowered balcony, so that her lover would stay with her forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She then planted some basilico which bloomed so beautifully that the whole neighborhood in Palermo<\/strong> copied the idea and made clay pots of the shape of a Moor head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Photo courtesy of Ceramiche di Caltagirone, di Roberto Germano.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Today you basically find them everywhere in Sicily, but THE place of choice for ceramic production is Caltagirone<\/strong>.

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