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Term	Definition
Il Venerdì Santo	Good Friday (the Friday before Easter)
Befana (La festa dell'Epifania)	The Befana (The traditional old woman who brings Christmas presents to children in Italy) (on the feast of the Epiphany)
L’anniversario delle nozze	Wedding anniversary
La Domenica della palme	Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter Sunday)
La festa della Liberazione	Liberation Day (celebrating the day Italy was liberated after WWII)
Auguri!/Buon compleanno!	Happy birthday!
La festa di san Valentino	Valentine’s Day
Il Mercoledì delle ceneri	Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter)
Pasqua	Easter
San Silvestro	New Year’s Eve
Capodanno	New Year’s Day
La festa di san Giuseppe	St Joseph’s Day
L’onomastico	Name day (the day that celebrates the Saint who shares people’s names, e.g. la festa di san Marco is a day in which people who are called “Mark” are celebrated.). For many years this was considered more important than people’s birthday.
Ferragosto	Feast of the Assumption of Mary (previously festival of Emperor Augustus)
Martedì grasso	Shrove Tuesday (“fat” Tuesday – the day before Ash Wednesday) – also known as Pancake Tuesday
Carnevale	Carnival (Celebrated before the start of Lent)
Natale	Christmas
Il compleanno	birthday
La festa del papà	Father’s Day (celebrated on St Joseph’s Day in Italy)
Buon onomastico!	Happy name day!
Congratulazioni!	Congratulations!
La festa della mamma	Mother’s Day
La festa della Repubblica	Italian Republic Day
Pasquetta	Easter Monday (the day after Easter Sunday)
Tanti auguri!	Best wishes!

Il Venerdì Santo	Definition: Good Friday (the Friday before Easter)	1	0	false
Wedding anniversary	Term: L’anniversario delle nozze	3	1	false
Sunday	Palm Sunday (the _____ before Easter Sunday)	4	1	true
Happy birthday!	Term: Auguri!/Buon compleanno!	6	1	false
Valentine’s Day	Term: La festa di san Valentino	7	1	false
Pasqua	Definition: Easter	9	0	false
New Year’s Eve	Term: San Silvestro	10	1	false
Capodanno	Definition: New Year’s Day	11	0	false
St Joseph’s Day	Term: La festa di san Giuseppe	12	1	false
L’onomastico	Definition: Name day (the day that celebrates the Saint who shares people’s names, e.g. la festa di san Marco is a day in which people who are called “Mark” are celebrated.). For many years this was considered more important than people’s birthday.	13	0	false
Ferragosto	Definition: Feast of the Assumption of Mary (previously festival of Emperor Augustus)	14	0	false
Martedì grasso	Definition: Shrove Tuesday (“fat” Tuesday – the day before Ash Wednesday) – also known as Pancake Tuesday	15	0	false
Carnevale	Definition: Carnival (Celebrated before the start of Lent)	16	0	false
Christmas	Term: Natale	17	1	false
Il compleanno	Definition: birthday	18	0	false
La festa del papà	Definition: Father’s Day (celebrated on St Joseph’s Day in Italy)	19	0	false
Buon onomastico!	Definition: Happy name day!	20	0	false
Congratulations!	Term: Congratulazioni!	21	1	false
Mother’s Day	Term: La festa della mamma	22	1	false
Repubblica	La festa della _____	23	0	true