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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 issue spans the changeover; the date heading reads: "From Tuesday September 1, O.S. to Saturday September 16, N.S. 1752". [ 1] Old Style ( O.S.) and New Style ( N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in ...
This is a list of international presidential trips made by Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States. Joe Biden has made 18 international trips to 24 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his presidency so far, which began on January 20, 2021 and will end on January 20, 2025.
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. [11]
Imperativae were holidays held "on demand" (from the verb impero, imperare, "to order, command") when special celebrations or expiations were called for. [2] One of the most important sources for Roman holidays is Ovid's Fasti, an incomplete poem that describes and provides origins for festivals from January to June at the time of Augustus.
National Unity and Armed Forces Day (4 November) The Anniversary of the Unification of Italy ( Italian: Anniversario dell'Unità d'Italia) is a national day that falls annually on 17 March and celebrates the birth of Italy as a modern nation state, which took place following the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1861. [1]
This is a timeline of the unification of Italy . 1849 – August 24: Venice falls to Austrian forces that have crushed the rebellion in Venetia. 1858 – Meeting at Plombieres: Napoleon III and Cavour decide to stage a war with Austria, in return for Piedmont gaining Lombardy, Venetia, Parma and Modena, and France gaining Savoy and Nice.
World Hearing Day. National Anthem Day. Missouri Compromise. National Mulled Wine Day. March 4. National Grammar Day. National Hug a G.I. Day. World Obesity Day. National Pound Cake Day.