Feast of San Gennaro, Naples

If you want to visit Naples, Italy in mid-September, make sure to book your accommodation with Benvenuto ahead of time. The Feast Day of San Gennaro, September 19, is the most important religious holiday in Naples, Italy, and it attracts huge crowds of both locals and visitors. San Gennaro, the Bishop of Benevento and saint who was persecuted for being a Christian and was finally beheaded in 305 AD, is the patron saint of Naples.

According to folklore, a lady grabbed a piece of his blood and transported it to Naples, where it melted eight days later. On the morning of September 19, a large crowd gathers in front of the Naples Cathedral and Piazza del Duomo, the area in front of it, to witness the holy person's blood dissolve in what is known as the San Gennaro supernatural occurrence.