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April in the almanac

One day at a time: the stories, the month's festivals and the villages that tell them.

The days of April 0

Days with a story are highlighted; on the others you still find the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Festivals in April

Patron saint festival In 156 days 📍 Nociglia

The Madonna dell'Itri, co-patron of Nociglia

📅 Every year, on the first Thursday after Easter

Nociglia celebrates the Madonna dell'Itri, also known as dell'Acqua, on the first Thursday after Easter: her cult, like that of Saint Anthony, stems from miraculous events.

Patron saint festival In 157 days 📍 Calopezzati

Feast of Saint Francis of Paola

📅 Every year, on 2 April

On 2 April Calopezzati, a municipality of 1,293 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patron Saint Francis of Paola; the Castello Giannone stands in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 157 days 📍 Amato

Feast of Saint Francis of Paola

📅 On 2 April and every second Sunday of August

On 2 April and the second Sunday of August Amato celebrates its patron Saint Francis of Paola; the mother church keeps a seventeenth-century half-length statue of him.

Patron saint festival In 157 days 📍 Maida

Saint Francis of Paola, patron of the Ciciarata

📅 Every year, on 2 April, with the pasta and chickpea Ciciarata

Maida celebrates Saint Francis of Paola on 2 April, with the Ciciarata: pasta and chickpeas are distributed free to the faithful among the ruins of the Minim Friars' convent, in memory of the saint's charity. The feast is renewed on the third Sunday of July.

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The Running Madonna

On Easter morning the statue of the Madonna "runs" across Piazza Garibaldi through the crowd.

📍 Sulmona →

Lunissanti

On Holy Monday, some of Sardinia's oldest confraternity chants fill the village night.

📍 Castelsardo →

Explosion of the Cart

On Easter morning, the dove-shaped rocket ignites a cart of fireworks before the cathedral.

📍 Firenze →

The Diavolata

At Easter, angels and devils contend in a centuries-old sacred play.

📍 Adrano →