This is the cry of devotion to the citizens, joyfully waving their white handkerchief, turning constantly to Santa during the processions of 4 and 5 February at the height of the festival that lasts a whole month.
From mid-January, in fact, until the eighth of February 12, follow each other many times of prayer and fun, with enthusiasm to honor the Patron. To truly know
Catania should participate at least once the feast of St. Agate: a special opportunity to see the city dress up, reviving a centuries-old tradition.
The life and history of this beloved Santa on the following pages we will be told by the Sac. Santo D'Arrigo in his monumental work "The Martyrdom of St. Agatha in the historical context of his time", starting from historical sources, has reconstructed the story of the martyrdom on time, denying where he needed some misinterpretations that have spread in time.
Holy Privitera, thanks to his "The Book of St. Agatha," will lead us instead to the discovery of the festival, folklore and legends relive those days of February, creating an immersive.
On these tracks, we would like to engage the contributions of other fans and scholars who are invited to intervene by sending their written under the "Email" menu at the bottom, and these contributions will be made available in the "Wise Men".
who wanted to deepen the individual aspects will be in "Books and works" some of the most interesting works on individual topics, which can take directly to our site in "My Documents", instead, you will find a number of useful documents to complete the bibliographical panorama reference. Anyone interested in commissioning a specific ricerca, o la realizzazione di foto o filmati secondo proprie indicazioni, può contattarci sempre inviando un messaggio dalla voce "E-mail".
Infine, vi consigliamo di dare un'occhiata anche alla parte riguardante i “Souvenirs”, dove troverete gli oggetti ricordo di S. Agata e i prodotti tipici disponibili in città nei giorni della festa
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