Madonna della Sanità Festival
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Madonna della Sanità Festival

14 Sep 2025
Aci Catena — Catania (287)

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Edition 2025 — Sanità Festival

On Sunday, September 14, 2025, the second Sunday of the month, the Sanità district of Aci Catena celebrated its festival in honor of the Madonna della Sanità. The day was marked by a solemn Holy Mass in the neighborhood church and the procession of the Virgin's statue along the main streets of the district, accompanied by confraternities, the faithful, and a brass band. There was no shortage of live musical performances, folk entertainment, and food stalls offering traditional dishes and local products.

The 2025 edition of the Madonna della Sanità Festival was held on Sunday, September 14, coinciding with the second Sunday of the month according to the tradition of the Sanità district of Aci Catena, in the Santa Lucia parish territory.

The religious program included a solemn Holy Mass in the church dedicated to the Madonna della Sanità and the procession of the Virgin's statue through the main streets of the neighborhood, accompanied by confraternities, the faithful, and a brass band. The secular part of the festival offered live musical performances and folk entertainment, while along the streets, food stalls proposed traditional dishes and products from the Etna region, in an atmosphere of participation that involved the entire community.

Programme

Religious celebrations

  • Solemn Holy Mass in the Madonna della Sanità church
  • Procession of the Madonna's statue along the main streets of the neighborhood, with confraternities, the faithful, and a brass band

Secular events

  • Live musical performances and folk entertainment
  • Food stalls with traditional dishes and local products

Highlights

The procession of the Madonna della Sanità statue accompanied by a brass band through the neighborhood streets.

Prices

Participation is free and open to all.

Where does it take place — Sanità Festival

Chiesa della Madonna della Sanità

Sanità Festival in brief

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History of Sanità Festival

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