A patronal feast or patronal festival[a][3] (Spanish: fiesta patronal; Portuguese: festa patronal; Catalan: 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.
Depending to the budget, patronal festivals may run from one day to five days. The festivities usually include religious processions honoring its Catholic heritage. However, elements of local culture have been incorporated as well.
Usually, town members adorn the town streets with colorful decorations and other things.
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Most Latin American countries dedicate the first day to the saint or virgin being celebrated, the others to entertainment, but in Puerto Rico the musical and entertainment festivities begin right away.
^By definition, a feast is a "day of commemoration set aside for an important personage, such as a saint" while a festival is a "period of celebration often centered around a religious feast day or a holiday." A feast, then, is a one-day celebration focused on its one special personage; the focus of a festival is much wider.[1][2]
^Rivera, Magaly. "Patron Saint Festivals". Welcome to Puerto Rico!. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
^Inserra, Incoronata (2017). Global tarantella : reinventing southern Italian folk music and dances. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN978-0-252-08283-2.
^"El baile de los negritos - Fiesta Patronal de San Francisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
^"Patron saint day". Serbia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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A patronal feast or patronal festival a 3 Spanish fiesta patronal Portuguese festa patronal Catalan festa patronal Italian festa patronale French fete 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 Contents 1 Celebration 1 1 In Europe 1 1 1 Austria and Germany 1 1 2 France 1 1 3 Italy 1 1 4 Spain 1 1 5 Wales 1 2 In Latin America 1 2 1 Puerto Rico 2 Further examples 2 1 Serbia 3 See also 4 Notes and references 4 1 Notes 4 2 References 5 External linksCelebration EditDepending to the budget patronal festivals may run from one day to five days The festivities usually include religious processions honoring its Catholic heritage However elements of local culture have been incorporated as well Usually town members adorn the town streets with colorful decorations and other things Most patronal festivals feature traditional fairs known as verbenas Italian sagra plural sagre possibly including elements typical of the travelling carnivals They feature parades artisans street vendors regional food stands amusement rides games and live entertainment among other things 5 There are usually alcoholic beverages wine and beer and music and dancing either organized or spontaneously in Southern Italy and Argentina for example folk dances known as tarantellas are very common 6 In Europe Edit Austria and Germany Edit This section may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German October 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 752 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Patronatsfest see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Patronatsfest to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation France Edit This section may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French February 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 370 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr fete patronale see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr fete patronale to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Italy Edit This section may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian February 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 747 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it festa del santo patrono see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated it festa del santo patrono to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation ExamplesFeast of Our Lady of the Hens on the Second Sunday of Easter in Pagani Campania Feast of Saints Francis and Catherine Feast of San GennaroSpain Edit This section may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish February 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 191 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es fiesta patronal see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es fiesta patronal to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation ExamplesFiestas del Pilar around 12 October in Zaragoza La Merce around 24 September in Barcelona Fallas around 19 March in Valencia Bonfires of Saint John around 24 June in Alicante Festival of San Fermin around 7 July in Pamplona San Isidro Labrador around 15 May in rural areas mostly in Extremadura and AndalusiaWales Edit Main article Gŵyl Mabsant In Latin America Edit Puerto Rico Edit Main article fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico See also fiestas patronales de Ponce Most Latin American countries dedicate the first day to the saint or virgin being celebrated the others to entertainment but in Puerto Rico the musical and entertainment festivities begin right away Further examples EditFeast of Saint Francis of Assisi on 4 October in Yucuaquin El Salvador 7 in Somerville Massachusetts US and in Italy Festa de Sao Joao do Porto around 23 June in Porto Portugal Serbia Edit Main article slava tradition In Serbian culture instead of local patron saints people celebrate family s patron saints These celebrations are known as slava in Serbia 8 See also EditMain category Patronal festivals Kermesse festival Calendar of saints Christian culture Civil religion Holyday Patron saints of places Patronages of the Immaculate ConceptionNotes and references EditNotes Edit By definition a feast is a day of commemoration set aside for an important personage such as a saint while a festival is a period of celebration often centered around a religious feast day or a holiday A feast then is a one day celebration focused on its one special personage the focus of a festival is much wider 1 2 References Edit Wismar Greg 2011 10 07 Feast or Festival The Lutheran Witness Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Retrieved 2021 02 26 Feasts Festivals And Fasts Encyclopedia com Retrieved 2021 02 26 patronal lexico com Dictionary com amp Oxford University Press Archived from the original on March 19 2022 Retrieved 2021 02 26 patron day lexico com Dictionary com amp Oxford University Press Retrieved 2021 02 26 dead link Rivera Magaly Patron Saint Festivals Welcome to Puerto Rico Retrieved 2022 02 24 Inserra Incoronata 2017 Global tarantella reinventing southern Italian folk music and dances Urbana University of Illinois Press ISBN 978 0 252 08283 2 El baile de los negritos Fiesta Patronal de San Francisco PDF in Spanish Retrieved 2021 02 25 Patron saint day Serbia com Retrieved 2021 02 25 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patronal festivals Fiestas Patronales Dominicanas in Spanish 2007 06 07 Archived from the original on 2007 06 14 Retrieved 2022 03 01 Fiestas Patronales Aprende Guatemala com Cultura Guatemalteca in Spanish Retrieved 2022 03 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patronal festival amp oldid 1143075830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
