| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Winter sales - Friday January 1, 2021 Special Events : May last over two months
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| Epiphany - Wednesday January 6, 2021 Catholic or protestant : The term comes from ancient Greek and means appearance . Celebrated on the 6th January, this feast corresponds to the presentation of Child Jesus to the Magi. This is the day of Jesus' first miracle, the Wedding in Cana , and the day of his own baptism Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Monday January 11, 2021 School holidays : Www.regione.toscana.it
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no school on Saturday
Number of instructional days: 205
School uniform (grembiule) required in some schools
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PISA ranking (average 493): 481
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 600 hours
University of Florence ranking: Times Higher Education #--/QS ranking #461-470/Shanghai #201-300
University of Naples Federico II ranking: Times Higher Education #401-500/QS ranking #481-490/Shanghai #301-400
University of Palermo ranking: Times Higher Education #501-600/QS ranking #801-1000/Shanghai #401-500
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| All Saints - (beginning) - Friday October 30, 2020 School holidays :
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| All Saints' Day - Sunday November 1, 2020 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.
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| All Saints - (end) - Tuesday November 3, 2020 School holidays :
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| Florence Marathon - Sunday November 29, 2020 Sports events : Http://firenzemarathon.it/ 2020 edition confirmed
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| Saint Ansanus - Tuesday December 1, 2020 Catholic : His legend states that he was born of a noble Roman family in the third century. While still a child, Ansanus was secretly baptized by his nurse Maxima (venerated as St. Maxima of Rome) and was secretly brought up as a Christian. Ansanus openly declared his Christian faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, when he was nineteen years old. According to tradition, St. Ansanus preached the Gospel in Bagnoregio (then Bagnorea) and the church of Santa Maria delle Carceri outside the Alban Gate was said to have been built above the prison in which he was confined. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Immaculate Conception - Tuesday December 8, 2020 Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Pisa Marathon - Sunday December 20, 2020 Sports events : Http://www.pisamarathon.it/
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Thursday December 24, 2020 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Friday December 25, 2020 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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| St Stephen's Day - Saturday December 26, 2020 Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
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