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Le feste

Celebrations in Italy

TermDefinition
La festa della mamma Mother’s Day
La festa del papà Father’s Day (celebrated on St Joseph’s Day in Italy)
La festa di san Giuseppe St Joseph’s Day
La festa di san Valentino Valentine’s Day
Natale Christmas
Pasqua Easter
Carnevale Carnival (Celebrated before the start of Lent)
La Domenica della palme Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter Sunday)
Il Venerdì Santo Good Friday (the Friday before Easter)
Pasquetta Easter Monday (the day after Easter Sunday)
San Silvestro New Year’s Eve
Capodanno New Year’s Day
La festa della Repubblica Italian Republic Day
La festa della Liberazione Liberation Day (celebrating the day Italy was liberated after WWII)
L’onomastico Name day (the day that celebrates the Saint who shares people’s names, e.g. la festa di san Marco is a day in which people who are called “Mark” are celebrated.). For many years this was considered more important than people’s birthday.
L’anniversario delle nozze Wedding anniversary
Martedì grasso Shrove Tuesday (“fat” Tuesday – the day before Ash Wednesday) – also known as Pancake Tuesday
Il Mercoledì delle ceneri Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter)
Il compleanno birthday
Buon onomastico! Happy name day!
Auguri!/Buon compleanno! Happy birthday!
Tanti auguri! Best wishes!
Congratulazioni! Congratulations!
Befana (La festa dell'Epifania) The Befana (The traditional old woman who brings Christmas presents to children in Italy) (on the feast of the Epiphany)
Ferragosto Feast of the Assumption of Mary (previously festival of Emperor Augustus)
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