31st December New Year’s Eve
1 st January New Year’s Day
6 th January The Epiphany
14 th February St. Valentine’s Day
The day before Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins Carnival / Pancake Day
8 th March Women’s Day
17 th March Unification of Italy
19 th March Father’s Day
Easter The first Sunday after Lent
Liberation Day 25 th April
Labour day 1 st May
Mother’s Day The Second Sunday of May
2 nd June Republic Day
15 th August Ferragosto/bank holiday
31 st October Halloween 1 st All Saint’s Day 2 nd Day of the Dead
8 th December The Immaculate Conception
24 th December Christmas Eve
26 th December St. Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day)