New Year's Day, January 1
Epiphany, January 6
Easter, Sunday in mid-March or early
April
Easter Monday, Monday after Easter
Liberation Day, April 25
Labor Day, May 1
Anniversary of the Republic, Sunday
nearest June 2
Feast Day of St. Peter, June 29
Assumption, August 15
All Saints' Day, November 1
Immaculate Conception, December
8
Christmas, December 25
St. Stephen's Day, December 26
Note: In addition, local feast days
are held in honour of town patron saints, generally without closure of
shops and offices. These include:
Turin/Genoa/Florence: Jun 24 (St
John the Baptist). Milan: Dec 7 (St Ambrose). Siena: Jul 2 and Aug 16,
Palio horserace. Venice: Apr 25 (St Mark). Bologna: Oct 4 (St Petronius).
Naples: Sep 19 (St Gennaro). Bari: Dec 6 (St Nicholas). Palermo: Jul 15
(St Rosalia). Rome: Jun 29 (St Peter). Trieste: Nov 3.
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