This is usually when decorations go up (both on the streets and inside Italian homes) and when some Christmas markets start.ĭecorations and huge Christmas trees can be found in main piazzas, like in front of the Colosseum or in Milan’s Piazza Duomo.Ĭhristmas decorations in Italy include the nativity scene, called Presepioor Presepe. In Italy Christmas officially starts with the Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary on December 8. Christmas Decorations and Christmas Trees How to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Italianīuon Natale e felice anno nuovo ☞ Comprise Christmas Eve, Christmas Day plus New Year’s Day.Ģ. Vigilia di Capodanno/San Silvestro: New Day (on 26 December)ġ.
Santo Stafano: Boxing Day (on 26 December) Il Natale: Christmas Day (on 25 December) La vigilia di Natale: Christmas Eve (on 24 December) The Italian word for Christmas is “ Natale”Ĭhristmas in Italy is filled with celebrations, music, food and appreciation of the religious significance of the holiday.Īll Christmas holidays in Italy are called “ vacanze Natalizie“, for Italian children usually start at around the 22 of December of each year and run until the 6th of January. How to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Italian
