Santa Domenica Vittoria ( Sicilian: ''Santa Dumìnica'') is a town and ''

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'' in the

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, southern

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. It is situated north of

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in the Nebrodi Mountains Range. It is above sea level and has views over all of the northern Etna Valley. Although the town is in the Metropolitan City of Messina it takes the telephone prefix for the Metropolitan City of Catania as it is on the border between the two entities. The comune borders the following municipalities: Floresta,

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, and

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. Santa Domenica Vittoria is named after a Calabrian saint, who was a victim of the

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under Diocletian.

Festival

The main folklore event in the town is the Feast of St. Anthony, the town's patron. The actual feast day is 17 January, but given the cold winters that are usually accompanied by heavy snow and below freezing conditions, it is celebrated on the first Sunday of September. Before the day of celebrations there are seven days of prayer in the local church. On the day of the feast many of the men of the town dress in white and carry a statue of St Anthony in a procession through every street of town and the townspeople traditionally pin money to the statue as it passes by their balconies. The day ends with a

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display and a party in the town's main

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Gallery

File:Chiesa Madre di Santa Domenica Vittoria.JPG, Mother Church in Santa Domenica Vittoria. File:Piazza del Duomo di Santa Domenica Vittoria.JPG, Piazza del Duomo, in Santa Domenica Vittoria. File:Santa Domenica Vittoria Monumento dei Caduti.JPG, War memorial in Santa Domenica Vittoria. File:L'antico abbeveratoio di Santa Domenica Vittoria.jpg, The ancient drinking trough of Santa Domenica Vittoria. File:S. Antonio Abate allestito per la festa Santa Domenica Vittoria 1.jpg, S. Anthony Abbot set up for the party in Mother Church. File:S. Antonio Abate allestito per la festa Santa Domenica Vittoria 2.jpg, S. Anthony Abbot set up for the party on the street. File:Pale eoliche di Santa Domenica Vittoria.jpg,

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of Santa Domenica Vittoria.

External links

Municipal Website of Santa Domenica Vittoria
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