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Principali Festivit\u00e0<\/strong> (Main Festivals)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Roman historian Varro, Rome was founded on the 21st of April 753 B.C. (see my blog <\/span>https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/buon-compleanno-roma\/<\/span><\/a>). Every year Rome celebrates her birthday with l’infiorata di Piazza di Spagna<\/strong> i.e. by covering the Spanish steps with blossoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 25th of April, Festa della Liberazione<\/strong> (Liberation Day), is a national holiday commemorating the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Italy from the Fascist and Nazis troops. Unfortunately this years Festa della Liberazione<\/strong> coincides with Luned\u00ec dell’Angelo <\/strong>(Easter Monday, lit. ‘Angel’s Monday’), and so we’ll loose one day of holiday! <\/span><\/p>\n

This year Pasqua <\/strong>(Easter), the only Christian holiday linked to the lunar calendar rather than a fixed date, falls on the 24th of April. Here in Italy, Easter is a very important religious festival, and has not yet been as commercialized as it has for example in England and America. Schools close down for only five days from Venerd\u00ec Santo (Good Friday) to the following Tuesday, and shops and offices are only closed on Domenica di Pasqua <\/strong>(Easter Sunday) and Luned\u00ec dell’Angelo <\/strong>(Easter Monday). You can read more about Easter in my blog: <\/span>https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/pasqua-e-pasquetta\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tradizioni<\/strong> (Traditions)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the first of April facciamo il Pesce d’Aprile <\/strong>(we play ‘April fools’, in Italian known as ‘April fish’). The most common trick, especially if you are a child, is sticking a piece of paper with a fish drawn onto it onto somebody’s back without them noticing it. If you can manage to stick a paper fish on a teacher’s back, that’s the ultimate achievement! So if you happen to be near a school on the first of April at closing time you’ll see un mucchio di bambini inconsapevoli <\/strong>(lots of unknowing children) coming out of school with paper fishes stuck on their backs!<\/span><\/p>\n

Detti<\/strong> (Sayings)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n