🔔 The Italian Almanac

February 3

Stories and curiosities for February 3, from the Italy of a thousand bell towers.

No story for this day yet: here are the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Celebrations today in… 94

94 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on February 3

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ComisoSicily SuzzaraLombardy BronteSicily Anguillara SabaziaLazio MaranelloEmilia-Romagna BovoloneVeneto CodognoLombardy Palma CampaniaCampania OrbetelloTuscany RubieraEmilia-Romagna San Biagio di CallaltaVeneto Misano AdriaticoEmilia-Romagna Palombara SabinaLazio San Marzano sul SarnoCampania FiuggiLazio AcateSicily LegnaroVeneto Colognola ai ColliVeneto TorrileEmilia-Romagna VillasorSardinia MartignaccoFriuli Venezia Giulia Monte San BiagioLazio CasaleoneVeneto Casal VelinoCampania CastelraimondoMarche Torano CastelloCalabria ToanoEmilia-Romagna RapollaBasilicata LimatolaCampania PalomonteCampania CavrianaLombardy LestizzaFriuli Venezia Giulia CessaltoVeneto CorchianoLazio AlannoAbruzzo San Biagio PlataniSicily Cinto CaomaggioreVeneto Montorso VicentinoVeneto Caprino BergamascoLombardy San Piero PattiSicily CastelbelforteLombardy Terzo d'AquileiaFriuli Venezia Giulia CeresaraLombardy Casale LittaLombardy Bussi sul TirinoAbruzzo Monte San PietrangeliMarche ValdengoPiedmont CantalupaPiedmont Robecco d'OglioLombardy MombercelliPiedmont Atena LucanaCampania MonguzzoLombardy Calalzo di CadoreVeneto IzanoLombardy PoranoUmbria CanzanoAbruzzo MilzanoLombardy Cantalupo in SabinaLazio VacriAbruzzo AcquafreddaLombardy PietrastorninaCampania AlbianoTrentino-South Tyrol CancellaraBasilicata Militello RosmarinoSicily Castel Sant'AngeloLazio San Biagio della CimaLiguria CalvatoneLombardy VilleneuveAosta Valley Corno GiovineLombardy PieranicaLombardy MussoLombardy Castelnuovo BelboPiedmont Forlì del SannioMolise ParranoUmbria ChiusavecchiaLiguria DouesAosta Valley PamparatoPiedmont CortanzePiedmont San BiaseMolise Castellania CoppiPiedmont

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Patron saint festival In 146 days 📍 Catania

Feast of Saint Agatha

📅 Every year, 3–5 February

Every 3-5 February Catania stops for its patron saint: two long processions, the towering candelore of the old guilds, and hundreds of thousands of devotees in white tunics following the silver reliquary float.

Patron saint festival In 146 days 📍 Bronte

Feast of Saint Blaise (San Biagio)

📅 Every year on 3 February, with rites from the last Sunday of January

On 3 February Bronte honours its co-patron with a procession from the church of San Sebastiano and the traditional blessing of throats; the rites begin on the last Sunday of January.