Patronal festival

A patronal feast or patronal festival[a][3] (Spanish: fiesta patronal; Catalan: festa patronal; Portuguese: festa patronal; Italian: festa patronale; French: fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin. The day of this celebration is called patronal feast day, patronal day or patron day[4] of said location.

Patronal festivals may reflect national holidays (e.g. the feast of Saint George, patron saint of England, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal, and various regions of Spain), but they usually reflect the celebration of a single city or town. In larger cities, there may even be several festivals, usually about the patron saint of the local parish.

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  2. ^ "Feasts, Festivals, And Fasts". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "patronal". lexico.com. Dictionary.com & Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ "patron day". lexico.com. Dictionary.com & Oxford University Press. Retrieved 26 February 2021.[dead link‍]


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