Holidays and Festivals

By: The GoAbroad Team
Posted on: Italy, People and Culture

List of National Holidays

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
April 9 - Easter Monday
April 25 - Liberation Day
May 1 - May day
June 2 - Anniversary of the Republic
August 15 - Assumption Day
November 1 - All Saint's Day
November 2 - World War 1 Victory Anniversary Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Saint Stephen's Day

Generally offices and shops are closed during the following Local Feast Days:

April 25 - San Marco (Venezia)
June 24 - San Giovanni Battista (Firenze, Genova, Torino)
June 29 - San Pietro e Paolo (Roma)
July 15 - Santa Rosalia (Palermo)
September 19 - San Gennaro (Napoli)
October 4 - San Petronio (Bologna)
October 30 - San Saturnino (Cagliari)
November 3 - San Guisto (Trieste)
December 3 - San Nicola (Bari)
December 7 - Sant'Ambrogio (Milano)

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