Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi is the most importan festival in the Punjab. The festival bears a great meaning for Sikhs because on the Vaisakhi day 29 March in the year 1699, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs Guru Gobind Singh ji.

Every April, communities across the worlds come together to celebrate Vaisakhi. This development culminated on Vaisakhi of 1699 when Guru Gonind Singh established a formal Sikhs the Kahlsa Panth.

First May

1st May is the day of workers in Italy and it is a holiday. This is the day of memory of the efforts the workers did for their rights. Offices, shops and schools are closed but public services work regularly.

Maneschi Giulia

Carnival

February is the month of Carnival in Italy. There are people with traditional costumes.
The traditional costumes are: Pantalone, Arlecchino, Balanzone, Pulcinella, Meneghino and Colombina.

There are big parades in the cities.

Milliani Francesca

Republic Day

2nd June is the Republic day in Italy.

Italian squares are decorated and the Italian flag is everywhere.

There are music and parades, too.

Sabbatini Carlotta

Easter

In Italy, we celebrate Easter (Pasqua). The symbol is the Christian egg.

Chocolate eggs are everywhere for Easter time. Their decorations are beautiful.

Sara Senzanonno

First April

In Italy there is a special day for jokes: 1st april.  The symbol is a fish. The day is called the fish of April.

Boninsegna Daniele

Christmas

25th December is Chrismas Day: the children wait for Santa Claus with presents. In this day all windows are decorated with some Christmas stars.

Sacripanti Marika

25 December is Christmas Day.

The children wait for Santa Claus with presents.

Santa Claus is dressed up. The symbols of Christmas are:

Jesus'birth, the Christmas tree, and the Italian people prepare a "PRESEPE",

a small in-house exhibition of nativity.

Tifi Marzia

25^th Dember is Christmas Day.

It is celebrated the birth of Jesus and children wait for Santa Claus.

It is a very good festival and boys love presents and snow!

Popovici Pavel

New Year's Eve

An important day in Italy is Capodanno which is celebrated on December, 31st. You are awake until midnight to wait for the next year. As soon as the clock strikes midnight, people drink champagne and eat lentils. There are also fireworks.

Diego Cappelletta

Saint Francesco

4 th October is Saint Francesco's day.

Saint Francesco is the patron Saint of Italy. In this day there are some big parades and shows

in the theatres.

The symbol of this day is the Saint near some animals: pigs, cows, sheeps.

Marco Di Giovanni

15th August

15 AUGUST is an Italian celebration of religious origin. 

Usually, Italian people go out for lunch. 

It is a day off in Italy.

The origin of the celebration is the annuciantion of the Virgin Mary.

Giulia Biagiola

Sant'Antonio's Day

17ͭ ͪ  January is Saint Antonio's Day. 

There is a big parade in the city street. The symbols of St. Antonio's Day are the Saint and the animals. He is the protector of animals.

Nicole Sabbatini

The date 17th january celebrates Saint Antonio Abate in Italy. He is the protector of animals. There are parades in the city streets. The symbol is the Saint. In this day, you can bring animals to Church.

Noemi Giovannoni

17th January is Saint Antonio's day:  there aren't  costumes but  there are  animals;  there is a parade with animals, people and horses.

                 

Vanessa Patti

Freedom Day - Festa Della Liberazione

25^th April is a National day in Italy: “Festa della liberazione”. There are parades in the big cities and there is a symbol of the day. It is the flag of Italy.

Elisa Purchiaroni

On April, 25, in Italy there is Festa dela Liberazione (freedom day). In this day, you can go to the square and see a parade. There are some decorations and there is the music band of the city that plays the national hymn;  the symbol of the day is the Italian Flag.

Battista Davide