Public holidays in Italy
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Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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May 9 | Europe Day | Giorno europeo |