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  2. Carnival in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Carnival in Italy is a farewell party to eat, drink, and have fun before the limitations and solemnity of Lent. About a month before Ash Wednesday , Italians celebrate over many weekends with parades, masks, and confetti .

  3. Carnival of Ivrea - Wikipedia

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    The oldest rituals of Ivrea Carnival include a large bonfire and are similar to ancient celebrations linked to the end of winter and the rise of the new spring. The battle was on hiatus during 2021, but returned in 2023. Other cancellations occurred in 1915–18 & 1940–45.

  4. Carnival of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia; Venetian: Carneval de Venèsia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, famous throughout the world for its elaborate costumes and masks. The Carnival ends on Shrove Tuesday ( Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras ), which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday .

  5. Carnival of Viareggio - Wikipedia

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    Viareggio Carnival (Carnevale di Viareggio), which event on February, picture show in 2012 Promotional cinderella stamp, Italy, 1931. The Carnival of Viareggio (Italian: Carnevale di Viareggio) is a carnival event annually held in the Tuscan city of Viareggio, Italy. It is considered amongst the most renowned carnival celebrations in both Italy ...

  6. Fat Thursday - Wikipedia

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    Carnival, Fat Tuesday Fat Thursday is a Christian tradition in some countries marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival . Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opportunity for feasting (including simply eating forbidden items ) until Easter .

  7. Putignano - Wikipedia

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    Putignano is well known for its Carnival, which is the oldest (dating to 1394) and longest-lasting Italian carnival, as it starts the day after Christmas and finishes the day before Ash Wednesday. There are four Carnival parades, three taking place on the last month's Sundays and one in the evening of the last day of carnival, Shrove Tuesday .

  8. Public holidays in Italy - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the 12 national holidays, each city or town celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint.For example, Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence on 24 June (Saint John the Baptist). [2]

  9. Category:2023 events in Italy by month - Wikipedia

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