1. 31st December New Year’s Eve

2. 1 st January New Year’s Day

3. 6 th January The Epiphany

4. 14 th February St. Valentine’s Day

5. The day before Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins Carnival / Pancake Day

6. 8 th March Women’s Day

7. 17 th March Unification of Italy

8. 19 th March Father’s Day

9. Easter The first Sunday after Lent

10. Liberation Day 25 th April

11. Labour day 1 st May

12. Mother’s Day The Second Sunday of May

13. 2 nd June Republic Day

14. 15 th August Ferragosto/bank holiday

15. 31 st October Halloween 1 st All Saint’s Day 2 nd Day of the Dead

16. 8 th December The Immaculate Conception

17. 24 th December Christmas Eve

18. 26 th December St. Stephen’s Day (Boxing Day)