The folk culture of the province of Ragusa is the expression of a soul that is both peasant and aristocratic, where traditions are guarded with almost jealous pride.
Compared to other areas of Sicily, here the folklore has a more austere and solemn character, deeply linked to the cycles of the Iblean land and to a religiosity that manifests itself with spectacular baroque celebrations.

The popular calendar is marked by events that transform the cities into open-air stages such as the celebrations for San Giorgio in Ragusa Ibla and Modica or the Easter celebrations of the "Madonna vasa-vasa" in Modica.

Ragusa's identity is written in stone and wood, inextricably linked to the processing of the local, dark, bituminous stone (pitch stone), used to decorate noble palaces and churches, creating unique chromatic contrasts with the white limestone.

Although widespread throughout the island, the Ragusa cart has a distinctive style, with paintings that favor bright hues and chivalric scenes created by historic families of decorators.

More than a simple construction, the dry stone walls are a collective work of art by the Iblean people, now recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, a symbol of thousands of years of patience in shaping the landscape.

The Ragusa dialect retains archaic terms and a distinctive phonetic that reflects the geographical isolation of the Iblei. Popular culture lives on in the proverbs associated with the farm and the tales of storytellers, who once enlivened the town squares by recounting the hardships of rural life and the exploits of local bandits.