{"id":3854,"date":"2013-02-25T18:47:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:13:03","slug":"easter-holidays-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/easter-holidays-italy","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Easter in Italy: Tips for Planning the Perfect Holy Week Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easter in Italy is a major holiday\u2014in some ways, it’s even more important than Christmas. Celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after\u00a0<\/em>the spring equinox (yes, we’re confused too), Easter is actually more than a week of celebrations.<\/p>\n

Starting the week preceding Easter Sunday, top Holy Week\u00a0events<\/strong> kick off with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, leading up to Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. The Settimana Santa<\/em> week is filled with various Easter traditions, from ornate religious processions that wind their way through the streets, to midnight mass, fasting, and even a fun egg roll. And, of course, Easter in Italy wouldn’t be complete without several traditional Easter Foods<\/strong> such as grilled lamb, a rich, sweet egg bread called Colomba di Pasquale, and everyone’s favorite Easter treat: chocolate eggs.<\/p>\n

If you’re going to be in Italy during the Easter holidays, here are five key things to expect. (And if you want to sound like a local, don’t call it Easter… call it Pasqua.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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St Peter’s Square is the center of Rome’s Easter celebrations.<\/p><\/div>\n

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