Italy’s Christmas season typically goes from the beginning of December in one year through the beginning of January in the next year. It has many opportunities for celebrating because every day honors saints. Six weeks will be devoted to preparing for Christmas Eve and Day on Dec. 24 – 25 and Epiphany Eve and Day on Jan. 5 – 6.
In the transition from one month to another, there is ample opportunity to celebrate New Year’s Eve and Day on:
• Dec. 31;
• Jan. 1.
Villagers in peninsular Italy’s hilly, southwestern, sunny, tradition-bound Calabria know that all of the above-mentioned dates will host cultural and religious festivities. They always look forward to their beloved, industrious “Strega Nona’s Gift.”
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