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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]
1 November 2024. All Saints' Day. 2 November 2024. All Souls' Day. 24 to 31 December 2024 inclusive. End-of-year days, including Christmas. This list includes all ten public holidays in Belgium, except for Armistice Day (11 November). For Luxembourg, Belgian National Day is replaced by the Luxembourgish National Day .
National Unity and Armed Forces Day (4 November) Festa della Repubblica ( Italian: [ˈfɛsta della reˈpubblika]; English: Republic Day) is the Italian National Day and Republic Day, which is celebrated on 2 June each year, with the main celebration taking place in Rome. The Festa della Repubblica is one of the national symbols of Italy .
Annual. Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated on 15 August in all of Italy. It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of Emperor Augustus, who made 1 August a day of rest after weeks of hard work on the agricultural sector. It became a custom for the workers to wish their employers buon Ferragosto and receive a monetary bonus in return.
Liberation Day (Italian: Festa della Liberazione [ˈfɛsta della liberatˈtsjoːne]), also known as the Anniversary of Italy's Liberation (Anniversario della liberazione d'Italia), Anniversary of the Resistance (Anniversario della Resistenza), or simply 25 April (25 aprile [ˌventiˈtʃiŋkwe aˈpriːle]), is a national holiday in Italy that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance ...
Whit Monday. Lundi de Pentecôte. Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes. 14 July. National Day. Fête Nationale Française. French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation. 15 August. Assumption Day.
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Maria Santissima Madre di Dio. 6 January. Epiphany. Epifania del Signore. 11 February. Lateran Treaty Day. Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano. Commemorates the 1929 signing of the Lateran Treaty, which established Vatican City as a sovereign state.
In Spain, Easter Monday is an official public holiday in Catalonia, the Land of Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Navarre, the Basque Country, Cantabria, and La Rioja. [ 13] In Catalonia, the Land of Valencia, and Murcia a feature of this day is a pastry called Easter mona. [ 14] It is usually given by godparents to their godchildren, and it is ...