The business world's No-Go Days!
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Italy (Sicily) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Italy (Sicily) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
European Truck Ban: 08:00 to 20:00 on Sundays (Jan-Apr, Oct.-Dec), 07:00 to 24:00 on Sundays (May-Sep)& public holidays & vacations departures/returns
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday may 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Friday june 2, 2023 | Republic's Day | National Day | |
| Saturday june 3, 2023 | School holiday | School holidays | |
| Saturday june 10, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday july 15, 2023 | St Rosalia's Day (Palermo only) | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday august 15, 2023 | Assumption | Catholic | |
| Monday september 11, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday november 1, 2023 | All Saints' Day | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday november 19, 2023 | Palermo Marathon | Sports events | |
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday may 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Republic's Day
-Friday june 2, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the referendum on monarchy (June 2, 1946), that resulted in the establishment of the Italian republic, and the adoption of a new constitution in 1948. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
School holiday
-Saturday june 3, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Saturday june 10, 2023
School holidays :
St Rosalia's Day (Palermo only)
-Saturday july 15, 2023
Secular holiday : In 1624, the city of Palermo was ravaged by the plague. The population relied in vain on the holy patrons of the city: St. Agatha, St. Christina, Santa Ninfa and Sant'Oliva.
During this crisis, according to legend, the then little-known Santa Rosalia appeared to a shepherd named Vincenzo Bonello, indicating the location of he relics and instructing that only if these relics were carried in procession would the plague end, which happened a few days after the procession.
Assumption
-Tuesday august 15, 2023
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday september 11, 2023
School holidays :
All Saints' Day
-Wednesday november 1, 2023
Secular holiday : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837.
Palermo Marathon
-Sunday november 19, 2023
Sports events : Www.palermomaratona.it/ 2023 edition confirmed
