Italy Holidays

Italy Holidays posts cover the public holidays observed in Italy, both religious and civil. Articles look at the Liberation Day on 25 April marking the end of fascism, the Republic Day on 2 June, Ferragosto on 15 August when most of the country shuts down, the Immaculate Conception on 8 December, Christmas, Saint Stephen’s Day and Epiphany on 6 January with the Befana tradition. There are also notes on the regional patron saint holidays that close one city while another stays open, and on the long August holiday slowdown that reshapes restaurant and shop hours.