The Prize of San Michele in Canicattini Bagni

The Palio di San Michele in Canicattini Bagni is a popular event, organized by the District Committee, which is organized every year in preparation for the feast of the Patron Saint Michael the Archangel.
The aim of the festival is to revive the customs and traditions of the end of the 19th century.
On the occasion of the Palio di San Michele, various moments of great folklore are organised: the neighborhood festivals, the parade and the museum under the stars, and the tournament for couples with donkeys. The eight historic districts of the city take part in all these events: Matrice, San Giuvannieddu, Pizzu Muro, Vadduni, Priuolo, Balatazza, Santuzzo and Vigna.
The first appointments of this event, which lasts throughout the summer, are the neighborhood festivals during which it is possible to taste products and dishes of the traditional local cuisine.
More an appointment of great folklore is the parade in traditional clothes through the streets of the historic center of the inhabitants of the neighborhoods that recall the entry into the village of the peasants who, towards the end of the nineteenth century, it was customary to return to the village on the occasion of the beginning of the religious celebrations in honor of the Patron Saint. On the occasion of the fashion show, the museum under the stars event also takes place, which transforms each district of Canicattini Bagni into a late 19th-century village where the crafts and customs of the past are recreated.
Ultimo appointment before the Patronal Festival is the cursa degli schecchi, i.e. the donkey race during which the inhabitants of the different districts will compete, on a cart pulled by a donkey, along a pre-established route.

Dates and Scheduling

7 Sep 2024

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 Quartiere Santuzzo

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