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Public Holiday
Regional: IT-LI-GE, IT-PI-TO, IT-TO-FI
St. John the Baptist
Thursday, June 24, 2027
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Mostly closed
- Restaurants Mostly closed
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
4-Day Block
THU
24
Holiday
FRI
25
Bridge Day
SAT
26
Weekend
SUN
27
Weekend
4-day weekend with a bridge day on June 25
📣 Traveler notes
Italy is a crucial center of Western culture, considered alongside Greece as the birthplace of civilization. Historically, it was the core of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, and features numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Epiphany (January 6)
- Easter and Easter Monday (March or April)
- Liberation Day (April 25)
- While standard European table manners are expected, specific Italian dining customs include ordering cappuccino only at breakfast, greeting waitstaff with a formal salutation (e.g., *buongiorno*), allowing time for meals, and avoiding criticism of food.
About this holiday
St. John the Baptist is a holy day commemorating the biblical beheading of John the Baptist. The event, described in the New Testament, involves Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, who imprisoned John after John criticized Herod regarding his divorce and marriage to Herodias.