Holiday celebrated in Italy

Answer 1

They celebrate a lot of the American Holidays such as, Pasquetta (Easter Monday), Natale (Christmas), and Pesce d'Aprile (April Fool's Day). Here's a full list, Italian Holidays, Festivals, Feast Days

Below is a list of the Italian national holidays plus feast days for some of the major Italian cities and a representative sample of festivals: January

1: Capodanno (New Year's Day)

6: Epifania/La Befana (Epiphany)

7: Giornata Nazionale della Bandiera (Flag Day)-celebrated principally in Reggio nell'Emilia February

3: San Biagio (patron saint of Doues)

9: San Rinaldo (patron saint of Nocera Umbra)

14: Festa degli Innamorati (San Valentino)

Movable: Martedì Grasso (Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday)-part of Carnevale

Movable: Mercoledì di Ceneri (Ash Wednesday) March

8: La Festa della Donna

16: San Ilario and San Taziano (patron saints of Gorizia)

19: Festa del Papà (San Giuseppe)

19: San Proietto (patron saint of Randazzo)

Movable (can also occur in April): Domenica delle Palme (Palm Sunday)

Movable (can also occur in April): Venerdì Santo (Good Friday)

Movable (can also occur in April): Pasqua (Easter Sunday)

Monday after Easter (can also occur in April): Pasquetta, Lunedì di Pasqua (Easter Monday) April

1: Pesce d'Aprile (April Fool's Day)

25: Festa della Liberazione (Liberation Day)

25: San Marco (patron saint of Venezia) May

1: Festa del Lavoro (May Day) June

2: Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day)

24: San Giovanni Battista (patron saint of Firenze)

29: San Pietro and San Paolo (patron saints of Roma) July

10: San Paterniano (patron saint of Grottammare)

15: Santa Rosalia (patron saint of Palermo) August

2: San Alessio (patron saint of Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte)

15: Ferragosto / Assunzione (Day of the Assumption) September

19: San Gennaro (patron saint of Napoli)

22: San Maurizio (patron saint of Calasetta) October

4: San Petronio (patron saint of Bologna) November

1: Ognissanti (All Saints Day)

2: Il Giorno dei Morti (Day of the Dead)

3: San Giusto (patron saint of Trieste)

11: San Martino (patron saint of Foiano della Chiana) December

6: San Nicola (patron saint of Bari)

7: Sant'Ambrogio (patron saint of Milano)

8: Immacolata Concezione (Immaculate Conception)

25: Natale (Christmas)

26: Santo Stefano (St. Stephen's Day)

31: San Silvestro (St. Silvester's Day)

Answer 2

Many Italian holidays are the same as the western world (such as Christmas and New years eve). Halloween is also a shared holiday with Italy. A few different holidays that the Italians acknowledge is

1. Epiphany - on the sixth of Jan. - Celebrating the birth of Jesus.

2. Liberation Day - On April 25th - To Celebrate all the troops who died during the second world war.

3. May Day- On May 1st - A workers holiday, as well as the day for political parties to protest along the streets.

4. Festival of the republic- On June 2nd - Celebrating when Italy voted to get rid of the monarchy and become a republic in 1946.

5. Ferragosto - On the 15th of august - This holiday is just as important as Christmas, Easter, and new years. Celebrating the Mary going up to heaven to join her son Jesus.

6. All Saints Day - On Nov. 2nd - To honor all of the Catholic saints and martyrs.

7. Immaculate Conception - On Dec. 8th - where the faithful people are required to go to mass. Also when Mary was obligated by God to live a sinless life.

8. Feast of St. Stephen - On Dec. 26th day after x-mas- It is part of the 12 days of Christmas, and celebrates St. Stephen (first martyr for the newborn king).

9. August- This whole month is considered a holiday. The Italians take a vaction during the hottest time of the year by traveling and resting.