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Italy Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

In addition, local feast days are held in honour of town patron saints, generally without closure of shops and offices. These include:

Turin/Genoa/Florence: 24 Jun (St John the Baptist).
Milan: 7 Dec (St Ambrose).
Siena: 2 Jul and 16 Aug, Palio horserace.
Venice: 25 Apr (St Mark).
Bologna: 4 Oct (St Petronius).
Naples: 19 Sep (St Gennaro).
Bari: 6 Dec (St Nichola).
Palermo: 15 Jul (St Rosalia).
Rome: 29 Jun (St Peter).
Trieste: 3 Nov (St Giusto).

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
06
Epiphany
April
09
Easter Monday
April
25
Liberation Day
May
01
Labour Day
June
02
Anniversary of the Republic
August
15
Assumption
November
01
All Saints' Day
December
08
Immaculate Conception
December
25
Christmas Day
December
26
St Stephen's Day
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