New Year's Day (Capodanno)
Christmas is traditionally a time for family reunions, while New Year's Day is a time for family and friends to get together and have fun***ing the New Year. People are expected to arrive in the city's central square before midnight, armed with champagne and paper cups, to raise their glasses, clink them and pour each other drinks as the New Year's bells ring. In some areas, there is also a custom of throwing old objects and bottles of wine from homes to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
Epiphany
January 6, this is the annual commemoration of the Epiphany of Jesus, but also the Italian Children's Day. According to legend, the Three Wise Men of the East saw a bright star rising over Bethlehem and went in search of it, meeting the recently born Jesus on January 6 and presenting him with gifts. This is religiously known as the Apparition of Jesus and the Pilgrimage of the Three Kings. In Italian legend, on this day the witch Bevanna, who rode a broom, came down the chimney and gave gifts to children in their boots, and naughty children would receive candy that looked like lumps of black charcoal.
Carnival (Carnevale)
Carnival is usually celebrated in February, 41 days before Easter. According to Christian teachings, Lent begins after this day, so make the most of the fun. Various cities usually organize various celebrations, with costume parades, various cultural performances and so on. People dress up in exaggerated costumes, carry colorful confetti, liquid bubbles, and inflatable plastic sticks, and sprinkle, spray, and bang them on people they know and don't know, creating a patchwork of joy. The city in Italy known for its Carnival is Viareggio, located on the seaside, in addition to Venice, Rome, Milan and Florence, where Carnival is also distinctive.
Festa Nazionale (National Day)
June 2. June 2, 1946, Italy's referendum, the official abolition of the monarchy, the establishment of the Italian **** and the country, the day was designated as the national day.
August Festival (Ferragosto)
August 15. In ancient Rome more than two thousand years ago, in order to let people have fun and enjoy life, the emperor Augustus (Augustus) decided to make August 1 as a holiday. starting from the end of the 17th century, the August Festival was changed to August 15th. People were to take a vacation around August Day to avoid working during the hottest time of the year and to fully enjoy the passion and joy that summer brings.
Halloween (Ognissanti)
November 2nd. Similar to our Ching Ming Festival, it is a day of remembrance of the deceased, where people offer chrysanthemums to the departed.