A terrible famine struck Sicily and hunger had weakened the people greatly.
So
in Syracuse a large group went to the church and prayed to Santa Lucia for
deliverance from the famine.
While
they prayed a ship loaded with grain sailed into the harbor and they were
saved.
So
to celebrate Santa Lucia day and to commemorate the miracle the Italians feast
on a boiled wheat dish they call Cuccia or Cuccidata.
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