Chivalric Folk Tradition in Sicily

Question: Discuss about the Chivalric Folk Tradition in Sicily. Answer: Introduction: The summer season brings back memories of picnic with our loved ones and family in beautiful parks and beaches of Europe, which is one of the best tourist spot in the world. Cities like Croatia, Sweden and Sicily are the best summer retreats with secret and untapped locations, which help in adding extra excitement during the holidays (Platania and Torre 2016). Sicily is between the mountainous and rugged terrain of the Mediterranean, which attracts tourists due to the Greek ruins in the city. The city visually offers the tourists a historical journey through the Italian islands, which has seen difficult times in the past. The most famous attraction is found in the southwestern region of Agrigento, which was built around 582-580 BC and is home to Akragas and the Valley dei Templi, the two ancient cities. The place is also home to the seven monumental temples of the Greeks, which includes Temple of Concordia and Temple of Juno. The place is easily accessible by car or bus as it is a few distances away from Palermo. The best time to experience, the sight is during the night when the hilly areas are lit up with the columns and Greek porticos (Bacchini 2016). The city is also the birthplace of the Greek mathematician Archimedes that is located in Syracuse just on the southeast corner of the city. The island of Ortigia bears the testament of the city, which was at one point of time ruled by the Romans, Norman and the Aragonese. It also houses the Temple of Apollo, which was constructed in the 6th century BC, and the Fountain of Arethusa and the large theatres of the Greek period that are still in operation. The tourists can never miss these locations. The tourists can also visit places like Capo Tindari, Sellinunte, Taormina and Segesta, which offers great scenario about the historical artifacts surrounding the city (Ponton and Asero 2015). Andy Murray has faced Novak Djokovic in two grand slams in the year 2016 out of which he managed to win just one. Currently the top player of the world, Murray has just one mission in mind that is to find a way, which will stop Djokovic from winning against him. To make this dream come true, he has again hired his old coach Ivan Lendl from Scotland, who was the guiding light behind US Open, the 2012 Olympics and the Wimbledon title in 2013. According to Greg Rusedski, who is part of the team that will cover the Wimbledon for Eurosport said that Ivan has the capability to identify exactly the strong points of Murray and help him in capitalizing it. He further added that the coach could bring back the magic in the player, which will help him in winning the title (Kavanagh, Jones and Sheppard-Marks 2016). The winning percent of Murray is 29 percent against Djokovic because of 10 wins out of the 34 times that they played against each other. In the Grand Slams however, the percentage drastically drops to 20. The advantage that Djokovic has is the superiority that he maintains in the early rounds. Murray in the French Open had encountered two five-sets in the first week of the game. To be successful in winning over Djokovic, Murray has to be at his peak, which will help him in winning the first three sets. At the final of the French Open, which was held in Paris he had an aggressive start against Djokovic, which helped him in winning the first set but gradually started to give up that helped in Djokovic winning at the end. Ivan needs to get Murray going from the first round itself like Federer and Djokovic, which can help the player to be successful. In the 2013 Wimbledon, Djokovic took the longest time in history that is four hours and 43 minutes to beat Juan Martin Del Potro. Murray on the other hand defeated Jerzy Janowicz convincingly well under three hours (Haynes 2016). Djokovic and Murray are the two best serve return players in the game but the latter has an extra edge according to Rusedski. For Murray to succeed in the game, he has to bring out the best game on the grass courts as it suits him better than Djokovic and will provide a competitive advantage to him (Crepeau 2016). Place a saucepan over high heat, place the shallots, thyme, garlic and bay leaf, and pour the wine. The mixture needs to come to a boil when the heat should be reduced, which will help in reducing the mixture by two-thirds. The mushrooms need to be fried with half teaspoon of butter, which will help releasing the moisture. The onions need to be blanched in boiling and salted water and the bacon needs to be blanched for a minute. Leave the elements on a side to drain out the excess water. Add the beurre manie and stir in the sauce that will help in dissolving it. the sauce needs to simmer that will help in thickening. Add the snails and cook until it becomes heated. The mushrooms, bacon and onions needs to be added. At the end add the last butter and stir until it blends. Season it with salt and pepper. Reference List Bacchini, L.F., 2016. The Chivalric Folk Tradition in Sicily: A History of Storytelling, Puppetry, Painted Carts and Other Arts by Marcella Croce (review).MLN,131(1), pp.292-294. Crepeau, R.C., 2016. US Open Tennis. Haynes, R., 2016. Wimbledon, Colour and The Open Era. InBBC Sport in Black and White(pp. 279-295). Palgrave Macmillan UK. Kavanagh, E., Jones, I. and Sheppard-Marks, L., 2016. 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