Festa di Sant’Antonio a Borgagne

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Festa di Sant’Antonio a Borgagne/en
Comune	Melendugno
Tipologia	Pratiche Sociali e Rituali

Sant’Antonio da Padova is the Patron Saint of Borgagne. Every year, the citizens of Borgagne organise a festival to honour their Saint, which takes place on 29th and 30th of August.

The village is decorated with luminarie (decorative structures of wood and lights) and fireworks shows. The rituals are not only religious but even civil. It is celebrated, to keep it alive in the collective memory, the legend that brought Saint Antonio to become the Patron Saint of the village.

Si narra che una statua del santo abbandonata in campagna giunse a Borgagne trasportata da un corso d’acqua formatosi per prodigio. Da allora, i cittadini adorarono Sant’Antonio da Padova quale loro patrono.

Festa di Sant’Antonio a Borgagne/en
Comune	Melendugno
Tipologia	Pratiche Sociali e Rituali

Sant’Antonio da Padova is the Patron Saint of Borgagne. Every year, the citizens of Borgagne organise a festival to honour their Saint, which takes place on 29th and 30th of August.

The village is decorated with luminarie (decorative structures of wood and lights) and fireworks shows. The rituals are not only religious but even civil. It is celebrated, to keep it alive in the collective memory, the legend that brought Saint Antonio to become the Patron Saint of the village.

Si narra che una statua del santo abbandonata in campagna giunse a Borgagne trasportata da un corso d’acqua formatosi per prodigio. Da allora, i cittadini adorarono Sant’Antonio da Padova quale loro patrono.