Patronal festival
patronal feast patronal festival spanish fiesta patronal catalan festa patronal portuguese festa patronal italian festa patronale french fête patronale yearly celebration dedicated – country influenced christianity – heavenly advocate patron location holding festival saint virgin day celebration called patronal feast day patronal day patron day said location patronal festival may reflect national holiday eg feast saint george patron saint england georgia bulgaria romania portugal various region spain usually reflect celebration single city town larger city may even several festival usually patron saint local parish depending budget tradition patronal festival may typically run one day one week though festival may exceed length festivity usually include religious procession honoring catholic heritage however element local culture incorporated well usually town member adorn town street colorful decoration thing patronal festival feature traditional fair known verbena italian sagra plural sagre possibly including element typical travelling carnival feature parade artisan street vendor regional food stand amusement ride game live entertainment among thing usually alcoholic beverage – wine beer – music dancing either organized spontaneously southern italy argentina example folk dance known tarantella common austria germany france italy italian national patronal day october celebrates saint francis catherine city town also celebrates public holiday occasion festival local patron saint example rome june saint peter paul milan december saint ambrose naples september saint januarius venice april saint mark evangelist florence june saint john baptist notable traditional patronal festival italy feast saint francis catherine festival saint agatha feast saint peter paul feast san gennaro feast lady hen example feast lady hen second sunday easter pagani campania feast saint francis catherine feast san gennaro spain example fiesta del pilar around october zaragoza la mercè around september barcelona falla main event march saint joseph day including pyrotechnic spectacle every day march bonfire saint john around june alicante festival san fermín around july pamplona actually spanning july july san isidro labrador around may rural area mostly extremadura andalusia also madrid wale puerto rico latin american country dedicate first day saint virgin celebrated others entertainment u territory puerto rico musical entertainment festivity begin right away feast saint francis assisi october yucuaquín el salvador somerville massachusetts u italy festa de são joão porto around june porto portugal serbian culture instead local patron saint people celebrate family patron saint celebration known slava serbia kermesse festival calendar saint christian culture civil religion holyday patron saint place patronage immaculate conception fiesta patronales dominicanas spanish june archived original june retrieved march fiesta patronales aprende guatemalacom cultura guatemalteca spanish retrieved march