🔔 The Italian Almanac

January 21

Stories and curiosities for January 21, 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… 6

6 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on January 21

Patron saint festival In 86 days 📍 Acquaviva d'Isernia

Feast of Saint Anastasius and the Focata

📅 Every year, on the evening of 21 January (the Focata) and on 22 January (Saint Anastasius)

On 22 January Acquaviva d'Isernia celebrates its patron Saint Anastasius; the evening before, on the 21st, the Focata is lit, a great bonfire fed with juniper from the surrounding land.

Patron saint festival In 86 days 📍 Olginate

Saint Agnes, patron of the parish that replaced Garlate's in 1574

📅 Every year, on 21 January; its parish replaced Garlate's in 1574

Olginate celebrates Saint Agnes on 21 January, in the church dedicated to her. The Pieve di Sant'Agnese of Olginate religiously supplanted the ancient Pieve di Garlate in 1574: the latter's patron was Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, whose feast is still celebrated on 26 December in the provostry church of Garlate.

Patron saint festival In 86 days 📍 Somma Lombardo

Saint Agnes, patron of the town of the Visconti castle

📅 Every year, on 21 January; the summer Festa Medievale recalls the Battle of Desio, fought precisely on 21 January 1277

Somma Lombardo celebrates Saint Agnes on 21 January; in summer, the Visconti di San Vito Castle hosts the «Festa Medievale», re-enacting Ottone Visconti's victory over the Della Torre troops in the Battle of Desio, fought precisely on 21 January 1277.