Keep the questions coming! I will try to answer then! When should we visit Italy? As soon and as often as you can. What are the holidays? Many of you have asked about Italian Holidays – well, here is what I have discovered –
It takes government action to declare a public holiday. Workers – I’m guessing full time not contract or part time – are entitled to a day off with full pay. If they have to work – like there is a giant sale at the mall – they must be paid 2.5 times their normal rate. Do not get sick, have your car breakdown or any other emergency on a public holiday. Very little is open and hospitals are understaffed. No really – do not get sick in August either.
Here is the list of Italian Public Holidays –
| January 01 | Capodanno | New Year’s Day |
| January o6 | Epifania (La Befana!) | Epiphany |
| Monday After Easter | Pasquetta | Easer Monday |
| April 25 | Festa Della Liberazione | Liberation Day |
| May 01 | Festa del Lavoro | Labor Day – May Day |
| June 02 | Festa della Repubblica | Republic Day |
| August 15 | Ferragosto | Assumption Day |
| November 01 | Ognissanti | All Saints Day |
| December o8 | Immacolata Concezione (This is the beginning of the Christmas season.) | Immaculate Conception Day |
| December 25 | Natale | Christmas Day |
| December 26 | Santo Stefano | St Stephens Day |
Religious and – as Jack call’s them –
Greeting Card and Flower Shop Holidays –
| March 19 | Festa di San Giuseppe | St. Joseph’s / Father’s Day |
| February 14 | Festa degli Innamorati | St. Valentine’s Day |
| February | Carnevale | Mardi Gras/ Fat Tuesday |
| Variable | Pasqua | Easter |
| Second Sunday in May | Festa Della Mamma | Mother’s Day |
| November 2 | I giorno dei Morti | Day of the Dead |
Pontelandolfo Holidays
| September 19 | San Gennaro | Naple’s Patron Saint |
| May 21 | San Rita | Procession & Blessing of Cars |
| June 13 | San Antonio | Procession |
| 1st Week in August | San Salvatore | 7 day festa, film festival, venders, rides, entertainment |
| August 16 | San Rocco | Procession |
All of the small villages in our province take their holidays seriously. There is an incredible communal feeling to be part of a procession, share a panini on the street, listen to the music and know that you are part of a larger family.
If you would like to feel like you really are living in an Italian Village – even if just for a week, take a peek at this web-site and let us create a holiday just for you.
Ci Vediamo!
Nonna's Mulberry Tree 
It is interesting that they have only 10 “public holidays” same number as we do.
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Nice touch with the link to the cooking site
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