Italian traditions

ANALYSIS: How Catholic is Italy really?

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

Showy or sincere? What Italians really think of Valentine’s Day

Do Italians really see Valentine's Day as just another imported commercial event, or is there more to it in the country famed for its love of romance? Silvia Marchetti explains.

ITALIAN LANGUAGE

Five Italian words that help explain the Sanremo song contest

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

Did you know: Italians fear a very different day to Friday 13th

FOOD AND DRINK

Chiacchiere, castagnole, graffe: Six of Italy’s most popular carnival sweets

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

La Befana: How Italy celebrates a witch on January 6th

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

How Italy’s ‘hot priests’ calendar became a January tradition

CHRISTMAS

What to expect from your first Italian Christmas

DISCOVER ITALY

Why does the Italian town of Ivrea hold a ‘battle of the oranges’?

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

Five Italian New Year traditions to bring luck for 2024

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

Do Italians really save a piece of Christmas panettone for February?

ITALIAN TRADITIONS

Will Italy have an extra public holiday from 2024?