Every Italian town, big or small, has got its own patron saint: Saint Peter in Rome, Saint Ambrogio in Milan, Saint John in Turin, Saint Nicholas in Bari, Saint Mark in Venice ....

The Saint Patron's Day is a feast for the inhabitants of that place: holiday at school, offices closed, solemn Mass at church, procession, music band playing, sweet food stands, fairground rides, dances or fireworks in the evening.