Saint Agatha’s Feast in Catania
January 31, 2011 by SicilyGuide
Filed under Events, Traditions
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Saint Agatha’s Feast is one of the most traditional religious events in Sicily. It can be compared to Seville’s Holy Week and Cuzco’s Corpus Domini. Saint Agatha is the patron saint of Catania. The procession lasts two days and is the world’s second largest. It is estimated that about one million people participate every year.
