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Public holidays in Italy

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Holidays in Italy:

Date English Name Local Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day Capodanno
January 6 Epiphany Epifania
Movable Easter Sunday Pasqua
Monday after Easter Easter Monday Lunedì dell'Angelo, Pasquetta
April 25 Anniversary of Liberation Festa della Liberazione End of World War II in Italy, 1945
May 1 Labour Day Festa dei Lavoratori
June 2 Republic Day Festa della Repubblica Birth of the Italian Republic, 1946
August 15 Ferragosto/Assumption Day Ferragosto and Assunzione
November 1 All Saints Ognissanti or Tutti i santi
December 8 Immaculate Conception Immacolata Concezione (or just Immacolata)
December 25 Christmas Day Natale
December 26 St Stephen's Day Santo Stefano

These days are not public holidays anymore; they might be celebrated or not depending on the region of origin and professed religion:

Date English Name Local Name Remarks November 2 Day of the Dead Giorno dei morti
February 11 The Lateran Pacts Patti Lateranensi
March 19 Saint Joseph's Day Festa di San Giuseppe
November 4 National Unity and Armed Forces Day Giorno dell'Unità Nazionale e Festa delle Forze Armate Victory over Austria-Hungary, 1918

These days are not public holidays, but are nevertheless established by law:

Date English Name Local Name Remarks January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Giorno della Memoria
May 9 Europe Day Giorno europeo