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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)

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14y ago

These are the official PUBLIC holidays of 2010 in Italy:

1 Jan New Year's Day.

6 Jan Epiphany.

5 Apr Easter Monday.

25 Apr Liberation Day.

1 May Labour Day.

2 Jun Anniversary of the Republic.

15 Aug Assumption.

1 Nov All Saints' Day.

8 Dec Immaculate Conception.

25 Dec Christmas Day.

26 Dec St Stephen's Day

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Actually the list is quite long. To see the whole list follow the related link, below.

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Italy celbrates Christmas im sure ,but im not sure what kind

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12y ago

Easter and many more

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