Aci Sant'Antonio ( scn, Jaci Sant'Antoniu) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Catania in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region of
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman)
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, located about southeast of
Palermo and about northeast of
Catania.
![Sicilian artigiana 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Sicilian_artigiana_2.jpg)
The ''frazione'' of Santa Maria La Stella is home to an annual ''Presepe degli Antichi Mestiere'', which is a ''presepe vivente'' or animated
crib that is presented every Christmas by the
parish
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and visited by many people from all over Sicily.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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