December in the Italian Almanac: stories, festivals and curiosities day by day

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

🎉 Festivals in December

Patron saint festival In 35 days 📍 Siena

Feast of Saint Ansanus

📅 Every year, on 1 December

On 1 December Siena honours Saint Ansanus, the martyr who by tradition brought Christianity to the city when it was still a Roman colony.

Patron saint festival In 35 days 📍 Rocchetta Palafea

Feast of Sant'Evasio

📅 Every year, on 1 December

On 1 December Rocchetta Palafea, a municipality of 347 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Sant'Evasio (Saint Evasius).

Patron saint festival In 35 days 📍 Bizzarone

Feast of Sant'Evasio

📅 Every year, on 1 December

On 1 December Bizzarone, a municipality of 1,517 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates its patron Sant'Evasio (Saint Evasius).

Patron saint festival In 35 days 📍 Allerona

Saint Ansanus, patron of Umbria's westernmost municipality

📅 Every year, on 1 December; the third Sunday of May Saint Isidore is celebrated with the Pugnaloni

Allerona celebrates Saint Ansanus on 1 December; the town, once a stronghold of Orvieto towards Chiusi, is today the westernmost municipality of Umbria and one of only four whose territory borders two different regions, Lazio and Tuscany.

Patron saint festival In 36 days 📍 Bibiana

Saint Vivian the Martyr, patron of the eponymous town

📅 Every year, on 2 December

Bibiana celebrates the martyr Saint Vivian on 2 December.

Patron saint festival In 37 days 📍 Sorbo San Basile

Feast of Saint Francis Xavier

📅 Every year, on 3 December

On 3 December Sorbo San Basile celebrates its patron Saint Francis Xavier; the municipal territory includes Colle Castagna.

Patron saint festival In 37 days 📍 Pietrelcina

Our Lady of Liberation in Padre Pio's birthplace

📅 Every year, on 3 December

Pietrelcina celebrates Our Lady of Liberation on 3 December. The town, which each year draws a substantial pilgrimage of the faithful, was the birthplace of Padre Pio.

Patron saint festival In 37 days 📍 Roggiano Gravina

Saint Francis of Paola, patron born of the memory of an earthquake

📅 Every year, from 1 to 3 December, in memory of the earthquake days

Roggiano Gravina celebrates Saint Francis of Paola from 1 to 3 December. The saint's wooden statue is kept in the old Church of Sant'Antonio; on these days the community recalls the terrible days of an earthquake and renews its devotion to its protector, with religious and civic rites.

Patron saint festival In 37 days 📍 Sant'Anastasia

Saint Francis Xavier, patron venerated in the church of Santa Maria la Nova

📅 Every year, on 3 December

Sant'Anastasia celebrates Saint Francis Xavier on 3 December; his cult is centred on the church of Santa Maria la Nova, the town's main place of worship, whose present building dates from 1546.

Patron saint festival In 37 days 📍 Gressoney-La-Trinité

Saint Francis Xavier, the patron of a church dedicated to the Trinity

📅 Every year, on 3 December

Gressoney-La-Trinité celebrates Saint Francis Xavier on 3 December: since the Trinity, to whom the parish church is dedicated, cannot be attributed to a single patron saint, this role falls to Francis Xavier. The building was consecrated in 1702 by the bishop of Aosta, François-Amédée Milliet d'Arvillars.

Patron saint festival In 38 days 📍 Barbarano Romano

Feast of Saint Barbara

📅 Every year, on 4 December

On 4 December Barbarano Romano celebrates its patron Saint Barbara; the municipal territory preserves the Etruscan archaeological area of San Giuliano.