Casignana
| Casignana | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Casignana | |
  Casignana | |
| Coordinates: 38°6′N 16°5′E / 38.100°N 16.083°ECoordinates: 38°6′N 16°5′E / 38.100°N 16.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Province | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (December 2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 801 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casignanesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 89030 |
| Dialing code | 0964 |
| Patron saint | San Rocco |
| Saint day | 16 August |
Casignanais a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 100 km southwest of Catanzaro and about 35 km east of Reggio Calabria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 801 and an area of 24.4 km².[1]
Casignana borders the following municipalities: Bianco, Bovalino, Caraffa del Bianco, San Luca, Sant'Agata del Bianco.
Festivals
- On 16 August the festival of San Rocco is held. Many rides, food and fun activities surround the town on this special day.
It is celebrated by carrying the statue of San Rocco around the town as a symbol of his travels then entering the statue in the church symbolises his canonisation as a saint.
- Easter day is celebrated by reenacting the frunttata (resurrection of Jesus Christ)
with holy icons and statues followed by mass and the sacrifice of a lamb to represent the death Of Christ.
- After Easter day it is paquarella; on this day it is time to go in to the country and harvest The wheat and crops of that summer.
It also is a time to picnic in the national park of aspromonte to eat all the leftovers of the Easter celebration.
Demographic evolution
References
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