Why go On 6 January two processions: in the morning at San Michele, in the afternoon from Santa Maria Maggiore.
In the morning, at San Michele
On 6 January the San Michele district opens the day with a small procession. In 2025 and 2026 the confraternities of San Michele and of the Santissimo Sacramento di San Michele walked through the streets of the neighbourhood, and Don Delfio Scandurra led the procession carrying the statue of the Infant Jesus in his arms. Back in the church, the parish priest blessed those present with the same statue.
In the afternoon, from Santa Maria Maggiore
In the afternoon the procession leaves the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, reaches Piazza Re Federico, known as Piazza dell’Orologio, and returns to the church. The catechism children take the lead, carrying the statue of the Salvator Mundi, a polychrome wood work by the Gangi artist Filippo Quattrocchi. In 2026 they also staged a Christmas play, and the procession set off with the Three Kings.
Good to know
The 2027 programme has not been published yet. The sources for past editions give no times, and none are written here.
Sources: TeleNicosia, «Nicosia celebra l’Epifania con due processioni nei quartieri San Michele e Santa Maria Maggiore», 7 January 2026 (read 4 November 2026); «Da San Michele a Santa Maria Maggiore: le processioni dell’Epifania a Nicosia», 7 January 2025 (read 4 November 2026). In Italian.
