The typical performance of the “tarantate” (women affected by tarantism) during the feast of St. Peter and Paul has practically disappeared. Its role has been taken by a simple feast with lights and a procession.
Event History:
According to history, the two Saints stopped off in Galatina during their journey of evangelisation. Peter is said to have stopped in the parcel known as “Pisanello” in the district of San Vito. For this reason, the inhabitants of Galatina chose him as their patron saint and dedicated to him the main church of the town. A devout man from Galatina gave hospitality to Paul the Apostle in his house. And that house was later converted into a chapel known as St. Paul Church.
Patron Saint History:
Before he became a disciple, Simon Peter was a fisherman. He met Jesus for the first time when he got on his boat to preach to the people standing on the shore of Lake of Genezaret. John says Peter was crucified at the time of Nero. According to tradition, he asked the Romans to crucify him upside-down because he did not want to compare himself to Jesus. Paul of Tarsus was canonized as St. Paul the Apostle and is regarded as
