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It is the Easter counterpart of the two well-known Italian Christmas desserts, panettone and pandoro. Easter in Italy ( Italian: Pasqua, pronounced [ˈpaskwa]) is one of the country's major holidays. [1] Easter in Italy enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, concluding with Easter Day and Easter Monday.
Public holidays in Italy are established by the Italian parliament and, with the exception of city or community patronal days, apply nationwide. [2] These include a mix of national, religious and local observances. As for Whit Monday, there is an exception for South Tyrol. In Italy there are also State commemoration days, which are not public holidays.
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. [14] In Catalonia, the Land of Valencia, and Murcia a feature of this day is a pastry called Easter mona. [15] It is usually given by godparents to their godchildren, and it is ...
The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on the fortieth day after the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha (Easter). Since the date of Pascha changes each year, the date of the Feast of the Ascension changes.
Date of Easter. A calendar of the dates of Easter, for the 95 years 532–626, marble, in the Museum of Ravenna Cathedral, Italy. Five 19-year cycles are represented as concentric circles. Dates are given using the system of the Roman calendar, as well as the day of the lunar month. As a moveable feast, [1] [2] the date of Easter is determined ...
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter. In the Catholic Church, it is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, marking the resumption of Ordinary Time.
Public holidays in Vatican City The following days are public holidays in Vatican City, as published each year by the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. [1] These largely correspond to events in the liturgical year of the Catholic Church .
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.