What’s fun in Italy? Introduction to unique holiday activities

Italian Activities

Italy has many festivals and rich activities. If you want to shop, you can’t miss Christmas. This is the time when you come to Italy with the lowest discounts every year; if you want to play, then Italy Easter will surely leave you overwhelmed.

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New Year’s Day (Capodanno)

Activity time: December 31st each year to January 1st of the following year

As Christmas approaches, so does the new year. Christmas is a traditional holiday for family reunions, while New Year's Day is a time for relatives and friends to gather together to welcome the New Year with joy.

People have to rush to the city's central square before midnight, bringing champagne and paper cups. When the New Year's bell rings, people toast, clink glasses and pour wine to each other in unison. When music jumped out from the floats in the square, people couldn't help but jump up and bless each other regardless of age, gender and nationality.

In some areas, it is also customary to throw away old objects and wine bottles from home to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

Epifania

January 6 every year is a festival commemorating the appearance of Jesus and is also Children’s Day in Italy. Legend has it that Befana, a witch riding a broom, came into the house from the chimney on the roof and gave gifts to well-behaved children in boots, while naughty children received candies that looked like black coal. As a result, adults put various gifts for children in boots and placed them on the fireplace. This festival has become the most anticipated festival for Italian children after Christmas.

Carnevale

Activity time: February every year

Carnival is usually in February, and various cities generally organize various celebrations, including Costume parades, various theatrical performances, etc. People were also dressed neatly and hugged each other to the squares and parks. Some dressed up as various animals, some dressed up as various celebrities, and some wore ancient clothes. Wearing masks and wearing paint, they gather into a magical world. People hold colorful paper strips or confetti, bottled liquid foam, and inflated plastic sticks in their hands, and scatter, spray, and knock them on people they know and don't know, creating pieces of joy.

Easter (Pasqua)

Easter is a festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus three days after his death. It takes place on the first Sunday after the full moon of the spring equinox. This is Christmas Another important holiday in Italy after the holidays. Easter eggs, rabbits and chicks are symbols of this holiday and represent the birth of new life. In Italy, in addition to the religious commemorative ceremonies organized by the church every Easter, Italians also bring chocolate eggs and Easter cakes to gather with friends and taste Easter delicacies.

Florence Music Festival

Activity time: May every year

It is the king of music festivals in Italy, equivalent to the European music festival held in Salzburg, Austria. music festival.

August Festival (Ferragosto)

Event time: August 15th every year

August Festival is the summer vacation mentioned above. Speaking of its history, it can be traced back to ancient Rome more than two thousand years ago. Back then, in order to let people have fun and enjoy life. Emperor Augusto designated August 1 as a holiday. From the end of the 17th century, the August Festival was changed to August 15th.

Christmas (Natale)

Christmas is a festival commemorating the birthday of Jesus (Gesù), the founder of Christianity. Legend has it that in the Jewish city of Nazareth, there was a carpenter named Joseph (Giuseppe) who was engaged to a girl named Maria. Before the marriage, Maria became pregnant by God's will. God asked Joseph to marry Mary and name their child Jesus.

Every Christmas, every house in Italy will decorate Preseppe (a decoration that reproduces the nativity scene). The squares in the city center will also be decorated with beautiful flashing lights, and large-scale Christmas decorations will be decorated in churches and centers. Preseppe to celebrate this grand festival. At that time, the Catholic Pope will also hold a series of grand religious ceremonies in the Vatican to celebrate.

In recent years, people are also willing to buy Chinese fireworks. When the colorful fireworks fell from the sky over the city, people also lit sparks in the squares, streets and balconies. With the crackling rhythm, people forgot the sadness and unhappiness they had. The New Year has arrived happily.