Preparations in place for early St Crispin’s Day celebrations
Italy’s national footwear industry body Assocalzaturifici will celebrate the feast of St Crispin and St Crispinian a day early this year, on October 24 because the feast day itself falls on a Sunday this year.
The third-century brothers are the patron saints of footwear manufacturers, tanners, curriers and leathergoods artisans.
In the build-up, Assocalzaturifici said it aims to strengthen the significance of the annual celebration by promoting Italian manufacturing and paying tribute to the communities that, through generations of master craftspeople, entrepreneurs and workers, have contributed to the prestige of Made in Italy.
“The feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian is an opportunity to tell the story of our industry’s identity,” said Assocalzaturifici president, Giovanna Ceolini, “a heritage of people and skills passed down through the generations.”
Three famous footwear industry towns that will host special celebrations will be Stra in Veneto, San Mauro Pascoli in Emilia Romagna and Vigevano in Lombardy.
