San Francesco Day: Ragusa Beaches Full, Long Queue, Modica Prayer
For Ragusa province, San Francesco day pull people to Marina di Ragusa beach and cause long traffic, while city faithful do animal blessing and 17.30 rosary.
Di day of San Francesco d'Assisi, many Ragusa people no stay house. La Sicilia — Ragusa talk say di temperature mild, sun dey shine, and sea conditions near perfect, so families, groups of friends and villeggianti carry themselves reach Marina di Ragusa from early morning. Sdraio and ombrelloni full di place, people waka along di battigia, and some of di brave ones even enter water. Di paper talk say Marina di Ragusa see scenario wey be more like August than early October.
But di same Sunday bring heavy wahala for road. La Sicilia — Ragusa report say when di bathers start to return for late afternoon and evening, queue line up for di road wey join Ragusa to di coastal frazioni, and for some cases di travel time near one hour. Di paper call am unusual for di area, because normally movement for di territory dey take less time.
Inside Ragusa city, Ragusa H24 talk say di Francescan community and di faithful celebrate di solemnity of San Francesco d'Assisi, patron of Italy. For morning, di blessing of di animals draw plenty families — na one of di well-known side of Franciscan spirituality, love for all creatures. For afternoon, 17.30, Rosary and Coroncina to San Francesco d'Assisi. Di paper add say dis year edition get deeper meaning, because e enter inside di commemorative path of di 800th anniversary of di death of di Poverello of Assisi.
For Modica, one letter wey Radio RTM receive describe di Preghiera del Transito di San Francesco, wey happen for di Church of San Domenico – Madonna del Rosario, through collaboration between di Frati Minori Cappuccini di Modica and di Compagnia del Piccolo Teatro di Modica. Di letter, dated 04 October 2026, talk about di night before, and di writer talk say e no be just show — di writer describe am as experience of extraordinary spiritual intensity.
Ragusa Oggi put one bigger frame on top. Di paper talk say 4 October, day of San Francesco d'Assisi, return as national holiday for di first time since 1977, thanks to one law wey Parliament approve di year before. Di same year mark 800 years from di death of di Poverello, and di paper list di appointments across di province.
Di picture wey remain na di road: di same one wey carry people go sea for morning na im carry dem back for evening, and for some di journey near one hour. For Ragusa, di rosary and Coroncina wey start 17.30 don already call di faithful.