Christmas in San Cataldo is marked by happy family traditions like decorating the Christmas tree and nativity scene, having a big family dinner where they eat panettone and exchange gifts, and singing Christmas novenas, with families preparing the cavatuna on December 24th and creating figuredde, or pictures of saints, with origins dating back many years.

1. Christmas in San Cataldo
The Christmas holiday period has always led a
happy atmosphere in San Cataldo.

2. It is a tradition to prepare the Christmas
tree and the crib.

3. At Christmas the family gets together for a big
dinner, and eat the “Panettone”, a typical
dessert, and exchange gifts.

4. At home, after the recitation of the Rosary
people gather to sing the Christmas “Novene”.

5. On the 24th December, the last
evening of the Novena many
families prepare the "cavatuna"

6. The “Figuredde” are the pictures of the saints.
The origin of "figuredde" it’s very old.