 | Public Holidays in Italy |
A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close and people get the day off in Rome and Lazio's provinces. Includes a calendar or regional Saints' days throughout the country and links to holidays in the UK and US.
In Italy, a public holiday is called a giorno festivo, while a national
holiday is a festa nazionale.
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Each region celebrates different saints and festivals and although it may not be a general holiday, business may
close to take part in the celebrations
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If the holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday it is common for people to take the intervening day to make the
"bridge" for a long weekend: fare il ponte
National Public Holidays in Italy 2010
| 1 January |
New Year's Day/Capodanno
(Friday) |
| 6 January |
Epiphany/Epifania (Wednesday) |
| 4 April |
Easter Sunday |
| 5 April |
Easter Monday |
| 25 April |
Liberation Day/Anniversario della Liberazione
(Sunday) |
| 1 May |
Labour Day/Festa del Lavoro (Saturday) |
| 2 June |
Republic's Day/Festa nazionale della Repubblica (Wednesday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day/Ferragosto
(Sunday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day/Festa di Tutti i Santi (Monday) |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception/Immacolata Concezione
(Wednesday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day/Natale
(Saturday) |
| 26 December |
St Stephen’s Day/Santo Stefano (Sunday) |
Regional Saints' Holidays in Italy 2010
| 14 January |
Feast of San Ponziano di Spoleto
(Spoleto), Thursday |
| 24 January |
Feast of San Feliciano da Foligno (Foligno),
Sunday |
| 29 January |
Feast of San Costanzo (Perugia), Friday |
| 9 February |
Feast of San Rinaldo (Nocera Umbra),
Tuesday |
| 23 March |
Feast of San Benedetto (Norcia), Tuesday |
| 25 April |
Feast of St-Mark (Venice), Sunday |
| 16 May |
Feast of Sant'Ubaldo (Gubbio), Sunday |
| 24 June |
Feast of St-John the Baptist (Florence,
Turin, Genoa), Thursday |
| 29 June |
Feast of St-Peter and St-Paul (Rome),
Tuesday |
| 17 & 18 July |
Festa del Redentore (Venice), Saturday and Sunday |
| 11 August |
Feast of St Clara (Assisi), Wednesday |
| 12 August |
Feast of St Rufino (Assisi), Thursday |
| 15 August |
Feast of SS Assunta (Assisi), Sunday |
| 19 September |
Feast of St-Gennaro (Naples), Sunday |
| 21 November |
Festival of the Virgin Mary (Venice),
Sunday |
| 6 December |
Feast of St-Nicolas (Bari), Monday |
| 7 December |
Feast of St-Ambrose (Milan), Tuesday |
Public Holidays Worldwide
For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:
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