Festa patronale di San Prospero

San Prospero, Patron Saint of Poggio Sannita

On August 21st, Poggio Sannita, a municipality in the province of Isernia, celebrates its patron saint San Prospero with the most important festival of the year. The event, held in the heart of summer, is marked by the traditional rites of Molise's patron saint festivals: the solemn mass, the procession with the statue of the saint through the village streets, the brass band, and fireworks to conclude the day.

The Village of the Babaci

Poggio Sannita — known as Caccavone until 1923 — is now best known for the Babaci, dozens of life-sized figures made from recycled materials and placed throughout the village to represent scenes of daily life. Created in 2021 by the creativity of Fausta Mancini and Maria Porrone, they have become a small open-air museum that attracts the curious and visitors, providing an unusual backdrop to the patron saint celebrations.

Tradition and Taste

The San Prospero festival is also an opportunity to discover the village's flavours: from scherpelle, the local typical sweet, to traditional Molise dishes like sagne a pezzate and cavati. Amidst devotion, folklore, and gastronomy, Poggio Sannita experiences its most heartfelt day on August 21st, in a corner of Alto Molise far from mass tourism.