Saint-Agata fest Saint-Agata is celebrated in Catania from 3 February to 6 February. She is the patron saint of the city and it is the third bigger fest in the world and the first in Italy because there are a lot of tourists that come here to see the magnificent of this procession. During this fest there are a lot of important moments that citizen do not respect in the best way. This fest is a catholic procession but nowadays became more folkloristic and there is a small part that follow like have to. If you do not know this event I suggest you to come because it is beautiful and there are moments of the procession that are unique like "salita dei cappuccini", the exit and the enter of bust reliquary by and in the church. Agata in her life was a girl like everyone but she was importune during the period of administration of Quinziano and she dedicated her life to God received a lot of suppression. In Catania we make a big fest that during more days to remember what she was and what she made for their city (like stopped the lava that go down by the volcano)