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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 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day/Capodanno
(Tuesday) |
| 6 January |
Epiphany/Epifania (Sunday) |
| 23 March |
Easter Sunday |
| 24 March |
Easter Monday |
| 25 April |
Liberation Day/Anniversario della Liberazione
(Friday) |
| 1 May |
Labour Day/Festa del Lavoro (Thursday) |
| 2 June |
Republic's Day/Festa nazionale della Repubblica (Monday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day/Ferragosto
(Friday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day/Festa di Tutti i Santi |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception/Immacolata Concezione
(Monday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day/Natale (Thursday) |
| 26 December |
St Stephen’s Day/Santo Stefano (Friday) |
Regional Saints' Holidays in Italy
| 25 April |
Feast of St-Mark (Venice) |
| 24 June |
Feast of St-John the Baptist (Florence,
Turin, Genoa) |
| 29 June |
Feast of St-Peter and St-Paul (Rome) |
| 15 July |
Feast of St-Rosalia (Palermo) |
| 19 September |
Feast of St-Gennaro (Naples) |
| 4 October |
Feast of San Petronio (Bologna) |
| 3 November |
Feast of San Giusto (Trieste) |
| 21 November |
Festival of the Virgin Mary (Venice) |
| 6 December |
Feast of St-Nicolas (Bari) |
| 7 December |
Feast of St-Ambrose (Milan) |
Public Holidays Worldwide
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