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1st January New Years Day

16th January The Epiphany

2On Epiphany Day, good children receive toys and sweets as presents in their stockings

3Bad children receive stockings full of coal as presents.

414th February St. Valentines Day

5On St Valentines Day people send cards and red roses to loved ones.

6The day before Ash Wednesday Lent BeginsCarnival / Pancake Day

7At Carinval parties, children dress up as ghosts, vampires, witches princesses or monsters.

88th March Womens Day

98th March On Womens Day, Italian men give mimosas to women. 1017th March

Unification of Italy 1117th March 2011 was a National Holiday. We celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy.

1219th March Fathers Day

13On Fathers Day Italian people usually eat zeppolas.

14In England its on the second Sunday in June.

15Easter The first Sunday after Lent

16On Easter Sunday Italian people eat chocolate eggs.

17Easter Monday The first Monday after Lent

18Liberation Day 25th April

19It commemorates the liberation of Italy from German troops in the Second World War.

20Labour day 1st May

21On 1st May the most important Italian singers and many foreign guest stars perform in Piazza San Giovanni in Rome.22Mothers Day The Second Sunday of May

23On Mothers Day children write letters to their mothers and give them red roses and presents.

242nd June

Republic Day252nd June marks the day in 1946 when Italy voted in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and become a Republic. 2615th August Ferragosto/bank holiday

27Italian people usually go to the beach and they usually eat watermelon.

2831st October Halloween

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At Halloween parties, children dress up as ghosts, vampires, witches and monsters.301st November - All Saints Day 2nd November - The Day of the Dead 31On All Saints Day and The Day of the Dead Italian people usually go to the cemetery to remember their loved ones. 328th December The Immaculate Conception

3324th December Christmas Eve

34In Italy, Christmas lasts from Christmas Eve, on 24th December, to the feast of the Epiphany, on 6th January.35On Christmas Eve, Italian people eat fresh fish or seafood.

3625th December Christmas Day

37The sweet struffoli, is one of the most famous Neapolitan Christmas sweets. It is made up of small biscuits, covered with honey and candied fruits.

3826th December St. Stephens Day(Boxing Day)

39The most popular game played is bingo.

4031st December New Years Eve

41 Italian people celebrate the coming of the new year with a sweet or dry sparkling wine.

42Italian people usually have lentils and boiled pork sausages for dinner.

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Italian people wear red underwear for good luck! 44Huge midnight fireworks celebrate the coming of the new year.

45Many towns have public music and dancing before the fireworks.

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