Here’s a month-by-month rundown of holidays in Italy. Holidays can affect store and museum closings, availability, prices, crowds and more. Use this list to plan your Italy trip, or to time your plans if you’re already here in Italia! On public holidays in Italy, almost everything is closed. My list also includes cultural and religious …
Eating traditional foods is an essential part of the month-long Christmas season in Italy. Le feste, or Christmas holidays, last from December 8 to January 6th. Find out all about how Italians eat Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas lunch, two of the most important meals of the year in Italy. The foods at an Italian …
Eating special foods is just one of many important Italian Easter traditions. Different regions and areas of Italy have different traditional Easter foods: there are so many it would be impossible to write about all of them! In this article you’ll learn about some essential traditional Italian Easter foods, and what Italian Easter lunches have …
Interested in celebrating Easter in Italy? Here’s a guide of what to expect. From traditional Italian Easter foods to regional rituals, we’ve got you covered. Find out what’s open, learn how to say Happy Easter, and learn how to pronounce important Easter related words in Italian, like Pasqua. ITALIAN EASTER SUNDAY At Easter time In …
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Will you be spending Easter in Italy? Buona Pasqua! Here’s how to say Happy Easter in Italian, and other words and phrases for your Italian Easter arsenal, with audio files so you’ll know how to pronounce them. You’ll also learn how to respond to Buona Pasqua, and how to make an Easter toast in Italian. …
Buon Halloween! Learn ways to say Happy Halloween in Italian, and tricks to make sure Italians will actually understand you when you do. You’ll also find out why it’s rare to wish someone a Happy Halloween in Italy, what Italians do to celebrate Halloween, all about Italian Halloween costumes, and how to say trick or …
Buon Ferragosto means Happy Ferragosto in Italian. . . but what’s Ferragosto? It’s one of Italy’s most important holidays, which falls on August 15th, smack in the hottest part of the summer. A good translation of Buon Ferragosto is Happy August 15th. But what is it that Italians celebrate on August 15th? We’ll explore how …
Heading out for an Italian New Year’s Eve party? Here are phrases for your Italian New Year’s arsenal, and audio files so you’ll know how to pronounce them. Learn what to say at midnight, why it’s essential to pronounce buon anno correctly, how to make a toast, and how to write an Italian New Year’s …
Will you be celebrating New Year’s in Italy? Here’s a guide of what to expect. From Italian New Year’s traditions to foods and rituals, we’ve got you covered. Find out what Italians do for luck and money on New Year’s, what they eat, what they wear, and how to say Happy New Year’s. Last but …
Heading to Italy for New Year’s? We’ve got you covered. Here are important words and phrases for talking about New Year’s in Italian, like capodanno (New Year’s); making New Year’s plans; making a toast; and wishing people a Happy New Year! There’s also audio, so you can learn to pronounce these phrases like a pro. …
