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March in the almanac

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

The days of March 0

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

🎉 Festivals in March

Patron saint festival In 125 days 📍 Pella

Feast of Saint Aubin of Angers

📅 On 1 March (Saint Aubin of Angers) and on 16 July (Our Lady of Mount Carmel)

On 1 March Pella celebrates Saint Aubin of Angers, patron together with Our Lady of Mount Carmel, honoured on 16 July; a cup-marked boulder lies in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 125 days 📍 Commessaggio

Feast of Sant'Albino

📅 Every year, on 1 March

On 1 March Commessaggio, a municipality of 1,169 inhabitants in the province of Mantua, celebrates its patron Sant'Albino.

Patron saint festival In 126 days 📍 Binetto

Feast of San Crescenzio and the Madonna di Costantinopoli

📅 Every year, on the first Tuesday of March and on the last Sunday of August

On the first Tuesday of March and on the last Sunday of August Binetto, a municipality of 2,162 inhabitants in the province of Bari, celebrates its patrons San Crescenzio and the Madonna di Costantinopoli.

Patron saint festival In 127 days 📍 Brendola

Saint Roch, patron for the escape from the plague

📅 Every year, on 3 March, with the ex-voto procession for the escape from the 1743 plague

Brendola celebrates Saint Roch, together with Saint Bertilla, on 3 March, with a procession through the streets of the centre. According to tradition, the town was spared the 1743 plague epidemic through the saint's intercession.

Patron saint festival In 128 days 📍 Santa Maria Imbaro

Feast of Our Lady

📅 Every year, on 4 March

On 4 March Santa Maria Imbaro, a municipality of 1,830 inhabitants in the province of Chieti, celebrates its patroness, Our Lady, after whom the town's church is named.

Patron saint festival In 129 days 📍 Francavilla Angitola

Feast of Saint Phocas

📅 On 5 March and the second Sunday of August

On 5 March and the second Sunday of August Francavilla Angitola celebrates its protector Saint Phocas the Martyr; in summer many emigrants return to the town.

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Almond Blossom Festival

The temples bloom with almond trees and international folklore between February and March.

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FAI Spring Days

One March weekend, hundreds of normally closed places open their doors.

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