Saint Agatha

SAINT SAINT AGATHAAGATHA

History

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Eunate LegidoAitziber Ortiz

Ivan GomezAinara Suarez

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