Public holidays in Italy

The following days are public holidays in Italy.[1] These include a mix of national, religious and local observances.

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 - 29 June (SS. Peter and Paul), Milan - 7 December (S. Ambrose).[1] In South Tyrol, the holiday is instead on Whit Monday. This makes the total public holidays in Italy 13.

This number does not correspond to the number of days off work as public holidays falling on weekends are not transferred.

When an holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday it is common practice to make a ponte (bridge) in order to have a long weekend. Schools are usually closed.

Current holidays
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayCapodanno
6 JanuaryEpiphanyEpifania
Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinoxEaster SundayPasqua
Monday after EasterEaster MondayLunedì dell'Angelo, Lunedì in Albis or more commonly Pasquetta
25 AprilLiberation DayFesta della LiberazioneLiberation from Fascism and Nazi occupation, 1945
1 MayLabour DayFesta del Lavoro (or Festa dei Lavoratori)
2 JuneRepublic DayFesta della RepubblicaBirth of the Republic, 1946
15 AugustAssumption DayAssunzione (Ferragosto)
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayTutti i santi (or Ognissanti)
8 DecemberImmaculate ConceptionImmacolata Concezione (or just Immacolata)
25 DecemberChristmas DayNatale
26 DecemberSaint Stephen's DaySanto Stefano

Other holidays

The following days are not public holidays, but are nevertheless established by law:

DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
7 JanuaryTricolour DayFesta del tricoloreFlag day made a national day by law no. 671 of 31 December 1996.
27 JanuaryInternational Holocaust Remembrance DayGiorno della MemoriaMade a national day by law no. 211 of 20 July 2000.[2]
10 FebruaryNational Memorial Day of the Exiles and FoibeGiorno del ricordoMade a national day by law no. 92 of 30 March 2004.[3]
11 FebruaryLateran TreatyPatti LateranensiTreaty between the kingdom of Italy and the Holy See establishing, among others, the recognition of the Vatican City as an indipendent state.
17 MarchAnniversary of the Unification of ItalyAnniversario dell'Unità d'ItaliaOnly in 1911, in 1961 and in 2011 for the 50th, 100th and 150th anniversary.
28 SeptemberFour Days of NaplesInsurrezione popolare di Napoli contro i nazifascisti or Quattro giornate di NapoliUprising of the Neapolitan resistance against the German occupying forces. 27–30 September 1943
4 OctoberSaint Francis and Saint CatherineSan Francesco e Santa CaterinaPatron saints of Italy
4 NovemberNational Unity and Armed Forces DayGiorno dell'Unità Nazionale e Festa delle Forze ArmateA public holiday from its inception in 1919 till 1977, the anniversary of the end of warfare between Italy and Austria-Hungary included in the Armistice of Villa Giusti.

References
  1. "Festività nazionali in Italia" (in Italian). Governo Italiano - Dipartimento per il Cerimoniale dello Stato. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "L. 20 luglio 2000, n. 211 (1) Istituzione del "Giorno della Memoria" in ricordo dello sterminio e delle persecuzioni del popolo ebraico e dei deportati militari e politici italiani nei campi nazisti" (PDF). MELA (in Italian). 30 July 2000. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. Legge n. 92 del 30 marzo 2004
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