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Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
1 January	New Year New Year The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner.... 's Day	Capodanno
6 January	Epiphany	Epifania
17 March	National Day	Giorno nazionale, Anniversario dell'unificazione d'Italia	2011 only
Movable	Easter Easter Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday... Sunday	Pasqua
Monday after Easter	Easter Easter Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday... Monday	Lunedì dell'Angelo, Pasquetta
25 April	Anniversary of Liberation Liberation Day Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, or the end of an occupation by another state, thereby differing from independence in the meaning of secession from...	Anniversario della Liberazione	End of World War II in Italy End of World War II in Europe The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945.-Timeline of surrenders and deaths:... , 1945
1 May	Labour Day Labour Day Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for...	Festa del Lavoro (or Festa dei Lavoratori)
2 June	Republic Day	Festa della Repubblica	Birth of the Italian Republic Birth of the Italian Republic The Italian constitutional referendum which officially took place on 2 June 1946, is a key event of Italian contemporary history. Until 1946, Italy was a kingdom ruled by the House of Savoy, kings of Italy since the Risorgimento and previously rulers of Savoy... , 1946
15 August	Ferragosto Ferragosto Ferragosto is an Italian holiday celebrated on August 15. Originally, it may have related to a celebration of the middle of the summer and the end of the hard labour in the fields.... /Assumption Day Assumption of Mary According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...	Ferragosto and Assunzione
1 November	All Saints All Saints All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...	Tutti i santi (or Ognissanti)
8 December	Immaculate Conception Feast of the Immaculate Conception The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is celebrated on 8 December, nine months before the Nativity of Mary, which is celebrated on 8 September. It is the patronal feast day of the United States and the Republic of the...	Immacolata Concezione (or just Immacolata)
25 December	Christmas Day	Natale
26 December	St Stephen's Day St. Stephen's Day St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen's Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which...	Santo Stefano

These days are not public holidays anymore; they might be celebrated or not depending on the region of origin and professed religion:

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
19 March	Saint Joseph's Day	Festa di San Giuseppe
2 November	All Souls' Day	Commemorazione dei defunti
4 November	National Unity and Armed Forces Day	Giorno dell'Unità Nazionale e Festa delle Forze Armate	Victory over Austria-Hungary, 1918

These days are not public holidays, but are nevertheless established by law:

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
7 January	Flag Day Flag of Italy The flag of Italy is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white, and red, with the green at the hoist side...	Festa del tricolore
27 January	International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million European Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime.. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly...	Giorno della Memoria
11 February	The Lateran Pacts	Patti Lateranensi
9 May	Europe Day Europe Day In Europe, Europe Day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. There are two separate designations of Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union...	Giorno europeo

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