The annual festival of 'U Pisci a Mari' in the Sicilian village of Aci Trezza, near Catania. This takes place around the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, at the end of June. It represents a traditional fishing expedition for swordfish, which used to take place in the Strait of Messina. The part of the swordfish is played by a swimmer, who is repeatedly caught by the fishermen, bloodily sliced up but then somehow manages to escape. Eventually the 'swordfish' manages to overturn the boat. Stock Photo