Saint Agatha was a beautiful woman from Sicily who lived in 251 AD. She refused to marry a rich man and remained faithful to her Christian beliefs, which angered the man and led to her suffering and martyrdom. On the day of her death, there was an earthquake that convinced the man of her strong faith in God. In the Basque Country, Saint Agatha is celebrated each February 5th, during which children traditionally sing songs about her while dressed in Basque clothes to ask for food and money.

1. SAINT AGATHASAINT AGATHA

2. History
• Saint Agatha was a very beautiful woman,
who lived an died in Catania, Sicily, in the year
251.

3. She refused to stop being faithful to God and to
marry a rich man. The man got angry and made
her suffer until she died and she became a
Christian martyr.

4. In the moment that she died there was an
earthquake an the man realized and that his
faith in God was very big and real.

5. Saint Agatha, Agate deuna in Basque, is celebrated on February 5th the Basque Country.

6. Lots of people go out singing Saint Agatha’s
song asking for food and money.

7. In these pictures we can see some
children singing the Agate Deuna song,
in Mungia.

8. We use traditional Basque clothes and a
stick to hit the floor with it at the rhythm of
the song.

9. This is the most popular part of the Saint Agatha song.

10. Eunate Legido
Aitziber Ortiz
Ivan Gomez
Ainara Suarez
Alba gallego