Although no longer with the fervor of the past, when the feast of the patron saint was the main event of the year, even today every town celebrates that anniversary with now almost everywhere standardized feasts that generally involve a colorful street market, a charity raffle, a festival dedicated to some more or less local gastronomic specialty and the inevitable evening country dance, ennobled by cultural initiatives such as impromptu painting exhibitions or sports events such as bowls competitions or eco-friendly foot races.