🔔 The Italian Almanac

November 14

Stories and curiosities for November 14, 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…

Patron saint festival In 18 days 📍 Grotte

Saint Venera, patron of the town of the living Easter Passion

📅 Every year, on 14 November; the cattle fair is held for the Madonna delle Grazie, the first week of September

Grotte celebrates Saint Venera on 14 November; the cattle fair is instead held for the feast of the Madonna delle Grazie, in the first week of September, while at Easter the whole town re-enacts the Passion of Christ with processions from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.