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Holidays in South Tyrol
Holidays in South Tyrol
The best-loved holiday in South Tyrol is probably Christmas. The Christmas atmosphere begins the first Advent Sunday and the first Christmas-related unofficial holiday is on 6th December when the Nikolaus (St Nicholas) brings sweeties and small gifts to the children. In all South Tyrol there are ceremonies and the arrival of the Krampus - violent devils (be careful, they could hit if drunk). South Tyroleans celebrate Christmas on the eve night. Between Christmas and 6th January children dressed as the Three Kings (the Sternsänger, cantors of the star) go home to home to sing and collect money for charities. Differently as in other parts of Italy and commonly as in Catholic German-speaking countries, in South Tyrol the Whit Monday is a regional festivity. During Carnival (Fasching in German) there are a lot of events.
Here a list of official festivities (shops and offices are closed):
New Year's Day (Neujahr, Capodanno), January 1 - shops are closed on December 31 afternoon too
Three Kings' Day (Epiphany) (Dreikönigstag, Epifania), January 6
Carnival (Fasching, Carnevale), variable (February)
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Thursday Carnival's Day (Fetter Donnerstag, Giovedì Grasso), shops are closed in the afternoon
- Tuesday Carnival's Day (Fetter Dienstag, Martedì Grasso), shops are closed in the afternoon
Easter (Ostern, Pasqua), variable (on Sunday) - date is the same as in other western countries. Also Easter Monday is holiday.
Liberation Day (Italienischer Staatsfeiertag, Giornata nazionale della Liberazione dal nazifascismo), April 25 - nationalwide festivity although in South Tyrol American troops arrived on May 3, 1945.
May Day (Tag der Arbeit, Festa del Lavoro), May 1
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag, Lunedì di Pentecoste), variable (end May, begin June)
National Holiday (Italienischer Staatsfeiertag, Festa della Repubblica), June 2
Assumption of Our Lady, August 15 (Mariä Himmelfahrt, Assunzione - slang in both languages Ferragosto)
All Saint's Day, November 1 (Allerheiligen, Ognissanti) - the night before many youths celebrate Halloween - it doesn't belong to the locale tradition
St Nicholas (Nikolaustag, San Nicolò), December 6 - shops are open
Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfang, Immacolata Concezione), December 8
Christmas (Christtag, Natale), December 25 - shops are closed on December 24 afternoon too
St Stephen Day (Stephanitag, Santo Stefano), December 26
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