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Panettone Living nativity scene in Milazzo Christmas market in Merano Zampognari in Molise during the Christmas period. Christmas in Italy (Italian: Natale) is one of the country's major holidays and begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany ...
In addition to the 12 national holidays, each city or town celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint.For example, Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence on 24 June (Saint John the Baptist). [2]
The unity of Italy and the birth of the modern Italian state is celebrated on 17 March, in honour of 17 March 1861, the date of the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. [10] Before the birth of the republic, the national celebratory day of the Kingdom of Italy was the feast of the Statuto Albertino , which was held on the first Sunday of June.
The following category is for cultural festivals in Italy, including subtypes such as arts festivals, religious festivals, science festivals, and folk festivals, among others. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Patronal festivals in Italy (7 P) S. Annual sporting events in Italy (16 P) V. Annual events in Venice (1 P) Pages in category "Annual events in Italy"
The top 3 clubs with regular events are "GIAM", which hosts a weekly event with three dance floors every Saturday, "Muccassassina", one of the most famous gay discos in Italy and "Frutta e Verdura" is a place that includes people from across the LGBT spectrum. [12]
By the mid-17th century, Italian ballets in their entirety were performed in between the acts of an opera. Over time, Italian ballets became part of theatrical life: ballet companies in Italy's major opera houses employed an average of four to twelve dancers; in 1815 many companies employed anywhere from eighty to one hundred dancers. [123]
Food and drink festivals in Italy (1 C, 7 P) G. Garden festivals in Italy (1 C) I. International sports competitions hosted by Italy (50 C, 157 P) L.