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March 25

Stories and curiosities for March 25, 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… 33

33 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on March 25

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Roccaverano

Feast of Maria Santissima Annunziata

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Roccaverano, a municipality of 447 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness Maria Santissima Annunziata; the Torre di Roccaverano and the Torre di Vengore stand in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Azzio

Feast of Maria SS. Annunziata

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Azzio celebrates Maria SS. Annunziata, patroness of the town, to whom the church is dedicated; the town also has the Campanile di Azzio and the Mulino Mascioni.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Brunello

Feast of Saint Mary of the Annunciation

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Brunello, a municipality of 1,030 inhabitants in the province of Varese, celebrates its patroness Saint Mary of the Annunciation, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Serina

Feast of Saint Mary of the Annunciation

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Serina, a municipality of 2,165 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patroness Saint Mary of the Annunciation, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Calvene

Feast of the Annunciation

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Calvene celebrates its patroness Saint Mary of the Annunciation, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the Cima del Porco and Monte Cavalletto are in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Gandosso

Feast of the Annunciation

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Gandosso, a municipality of 1,502 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Ceneselli

Feast of the Annunciation

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Ceneselli, a municipality of 1,813 inhabitants in the province of Rovigo, celebrates its patroness Saint Mary of the Annunciation, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Carceri

Feast of the Annunciation

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Carceri, a municipality of 1,600 inhabitants in the province of Padua, celebrates its patroness Saint Mary of the Annunciation; the Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri stands in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Lerici

Feast of the Madonna di Maralunga

📅 Every year, on 25 March

On 25 March Lerici celebrates the Madonna di Maralunga, in the sanctuary that has stood beside the church of San Francesco d'Assisi since 1632.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Villa Latina

Feast of the Most Holy Annunciation

📅 On 25 March (Most Holy Annunciation) and 13 June (Saint Anthony of Padua)

On 25 March Villa Latina celebrates the Most Holy Annunciation, patroness together with Saint Anthony of Padua; the town has the zampogna museum-workshop.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Ponte Nossa

Feasts of Saint Mary Annunciate and Saint Bernardino

📅 Every year, on 25 March (Annunciation) and on the weekend near 20 May (Saint Bernardino)

Ponte Nossa, a municipality of 1,913 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patroness Saint Mary Annunciate on 25 March and Saint Bernardino of Siena on the weekend near 20 May, with the great bonfire.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Tuglie

Mary Most Holy Annunciated, patron of the king's fair

📅 Every year, on 25 March, with origins dating back to the mid-eighteenth century

Tuglie celebrates Mary Most Holy Annunciated on 25 March, in the church dedicated to her. The feast's origins date back to the mid-eighteenth century, when the cattle fair was granted by King Charles III of Bourbon of Naples.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Borgosatollo

Our Lady of the Annunciation, patron of the Frog Festival

📅 Every year, on 25 March; in May the traditional Frog Festival

Borgosatollo celebrates Our Lady of the Annunciation on 25 March, in the church dedicated to her. Every year in May, the traditional Frog Festival is held, at which the famous dish is specially cooked: in May 2023, the local recipes for frog risotto and fried frogs received recognition.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Langhirano

Saint James the Less, patron of the town of the Prosciutto Festival

📅 Every year, on 25 March; since 1997 the town hosts the Prosciutto di Parma Festival in September

Langhirano celebrates Saint James the Less on 25 March. Since 1997, the town has been the main venue of the Prosciutto di Parma Festival, held every year in the first two weeks of September with the special opening of numerous local prosciutto producers.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Melegnano

Saint John the Baptist, patron with the Holy Thursday plenary indulgence

📅 Every year, on Holy Thursday, for the Bull of Pardon granted by Pope Pius IV in 1563

Melegnano celebrates Saint John the Baptist on Holy Thursday, for the Festa del Perdono: the brother of the first Marquis of Melegnano was elected Pope under the name Pius IV, and granted the community, then called Marignano, the Bull of Pardon on 20 January 1563.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Giffoni Valle Piana

Saint Mary of the Annunciation, patron of the land of the Giffoni Film Festival

📅 Every year, on 25 March; the town is known for the Giffoni Film Festival, founded in 1971

Giffoni Valle Piana celebrates Saint Mary of the Annunciation on 25 March. The town is well known for the Giffoni Film Festival, the world's most important event for children's cinema, founded in 1971 by the then-eighteen-year-old Claudio Gubitosi. In August, the town also hosts a theatre exhibition.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Roncà

Santa Maria Annunziata and Vini Vulcani

📅 Every year, on 25 March; Vini Vulcani wine feast on the third Sunday of May

Roncà celebrates Santa Maria Annunziata on 25 March. The third Sunday of May brings Vini Vulcani, a feast dedicated to Durello wine and Soave D.O.C.

Patron saint festival In 149 days 📍 Sedico

The Annunciation of Mary, patron with the Sagra dei Per

📅 Every year, on 25 March; in July the Sagra dei Per in honour of Saint James

Sedico celebrates the Annunciation of Mary on 25 March, in the church dedicated to her. The Sagra dei Per, in honour of Saint James, is a historic summer festival lasting from the second weekend to the last weekend of July.