This procession marks another piece of history in Palagonia, the patron saint S. Febronia carried on the shoulders from the mother church to the convent church along the narrow streets of the historic center of the town, a procession full of popular wealth, hymns and songs in Sicilian, the first time that the saint walks through these alleys, where the tradition and authenticity of the country is preserved. Palagonia (Sicilian: Palagunìa, Latin: Palica) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Catania. Palagonia borders the following municipalities: Lentini, Militello in Val di Catania, Mineo, Ramacca. Palagonia is well-known for the cultivation of oranges.
This procession marks another piece of history in Palagonia, the patron saint S. Febronia carried on the shoulders from the mother church to the convent church along the narrow streets of the historic center of the town, a procession full of popular wealth, hymns and songs in Sicilian, the first time that the saint walks through these alleys, where the tradition and authenticity of the country is preserved.
Palagonia (Sicilian: Palagunìa, Latin: Palica) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Catania. Palagonia borders the following municipalities: Lentini, Militello in Val di Catania, Mineo, Ramacca.
Palagonia is well-known for the cultivation of oranges.