In this publication, we will talk about the holidays in Italy 2023. Here are the dates of public holidays and public holidays. Let’s briefly talk about the most interesting ones. At the end of the article you will find a calendar of Italian holidays and public holidays.
In 2023, Italy has 14 official public holidays. These days, most Italians have an official day off. Educational institutions are closed, only social infrastructure facilities are working – transport, police, doctors, and so on. Below are the public holidays in Italy 2023 by month.
January
New Year – January 1, 2023.
Three Holy Kings Day (Epiphany) – January 6, 2023.
April
Easter Sunday – April 9, 2023.
Easter Monday – April 10, 2023.
Italy Liberation Day – April 25, 2023.
Day of the people of Sardinia – April 28, 2023.
The day of the liberation of Italy is also called the anniversary of the Liberation or the anniversary of the Resistance. On this day in 1945, Milan and Turin were liberated from the Nazis, and the National Liberation Committee declared a complete seizure of power. The exact date of the celebration was approved in 1946.
May
Labor Day is May 1, 2023.
Holy Spirit Day, Spirits Day – May 29, 2023.
June
Italian Republic Day – June 2, 2023.
Italian Republic Day is timed to coincide with the events of June 2, 1946. On this day, a constitutional referendum was held, at which the Italians were offered which state system to choose – a republic or a monarchy. About 55% of those who voted chose the republic.
August
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin – August 15, 2023.
November
All Saints Day is November 1, 2023.
December
Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – December 8, 2023.
Christmas – December 25, 2023.
Stephen’s Day – December 26, 2023.
Holidays in Italy 2023
Holidays are not public holidays in Italy, unlike public holidays. Their dates are fixed at the official level by the state or the church. Below is a list of the main holidays in Italy 2023.
January
Tricolor Day – January 7, 2023.
Holocaust Remembrance Day – January 27, 2023.
February
Memorial Day – February 10, 2023.
Valentine’s Day is February 14, 2023.
Fat Thursday – February 16, 2023.
Carnival Sunday – February 19, 2023.
Tuesday in butter week – February 21, 2023.
Braille Day is February 21, 2023.
Ash Wednesday – February 22, 2023.
On Remembrance Day, Italians mourn the Italians who died in Istria at the hands of the Yugoslav partisans. In 1943-1945 there were massacres of the Italian population of the peninsula. The partisans dumped the dead, wounded and living Italians into karst dips (foibs). Therefore, this day is also called “Foib Victims Remembrance Day”.
Fat Thursday is also called insane, heavy, feminine by the Italians. This day is the eve of the Venice Carnival, which will be held from February 17 to 25, 2023. Traditionally, on Fat Thursday, people have fun, eat delicious food. In the early years of the celebration, it was traditional to drink wine with fatty meat.
March
Saint Joseph’s Day is March 19, 2023.
Anniversary of the unity of Italy – March 23, 2023.
April
Palm Sunday – April 2, 2023.
Good Friday (Good Friday) – April 7, 2023.
May
Europe Day – May 9, 2023.
Mother’s Day – May 14, 2023.
Sunday of Pentecost – May 28, 2023.
June
Bonfires of the Heart of Jesus – June 18, 2023.
Saint John the Baptist’s Day – June 24, 2023.
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – June 29, 2023.
The fires of the Heart of Jesus are traditionally lit in South Tyrol. This tradition has gone since pre-Christian times and was borrowed by Christians from the pagans. On this day, public and religious organizations and ordinary people light fires in the shape of a heart on the slopes of the Alps. The tradition is dedicated to the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
October
Grandparents Day – October 3, 2023.
November
All Souls – November 2, 2023.
National Unity Day – November 5, 2023.
December
New Year’s Eve – December 31, 2023.
Local official holidays
In Italy, each city has its own patron saint or patron saint. Sometimes there are several. One and the same Christian saint can be the patron saint of several cities at once. The days of the patron saint may be days off, this is decided by the local administration. Sometimes this is a working day for adults, but a day off for schoolchildren.
The date on which such a day is celebrated is the date of the death of the saint. If she is unknown, the church appoints her. In large cities, parades, processions, carnivals, and folk festivals are held on the days of the main patron saints. You can find a complete list of patron saints on this page of the Italian Wikipedia. Here are some of these holidays:
Feast of Saint Mark (Venice) – April 25, 2023.
Saint John the Baptist Day (Florence) – June 24, 2023.
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Rome) – June 29, 2023.
Feast of Saint Januarius (Naples) – September 19, 2023.
Feast of Saint Ambrose (Milan) – December 7, 2023.
Holiday calendar in Italy for 2023
Holidays in Italy 2023. Designations: red – public holiday, green – public holiday.
In this publication, we talked about the holidays in Italy in 2023. We have given a list of public holidays and public holidays. The most interesting ones were briefly discussed. We hope you have found the information you are interested in. You can find more about holidays and school holidays on our website All-Holidays.Info. Don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
