Public holidays in Italy
| Date | English name | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year’s Day | Capodanno |
| 6 January | Epiphany | Epifania |
| Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | Angel Monday, Albism Monday |
| 25 april | Liberation Day | Liberation Day |
| 1 May | International Workers’ Day | Labour Day (or Workers’ Day) |
| 2 June | Republic Day | Birth of the Italian Republic, 1946 |
| 15 August | Ferragosto/Assumption Day | August and Assumption |
| 1 November | All Saints’ Day | |
| 8 December | Immaculate Conception | Immaculate Conception (ou simplement Immacolata) |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | |
| Boxing Day | Saint Stephen’s Day | Santo Stefano |
In addition, each city or village celebrates a holiday on the occasion of the feast of the local patron saint: for example, Rome – 29 June (SS Peter and Paul), Milan – 7 December (S Ambrose). In South Tyrol, the holiday tends to be Whit Monday (which is also a holiday in North Tyrol and the rest of the German-speaking world).
Public holidays and local saints’ days are not carried over if they fall on a weekend. The number of working days that fall on public holidays therefore varies from year to year.
The following days are not public holidays, but are nevertheless fixed by law:
| Date | English name | Local name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | Flag Day | Festa del tricolore | Made a national day by Law No. 671 of 31 December 1996. |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Memorial Day | Giorno della Memoria | Made a national day by Law No. 211 of 20 July 2000. |
| 17 March | Anniversary of the Unification of Italy | Anniversary of the Unification of Italy | Only in 2011 for the 150th anniversary. |
| 4 November | National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day | National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day | This date was a public holiday from 1919 to 1977 and marked the anniversary of the ratification of the Villa Giusti Armistice between Italy and Austria-Hungary. |
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