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Special Events Corteo dei Re Magi (Procession of the Three Wise Men), costumed procession from the Cathedral to the Basilica of San Eustorgio, Jan Moda a Milano (Fashion in Milan), Feb 2001, Fiera Carnevale Ambrosiana (Ambrosian Carnival), Milan's longest carnival, ending the first Saturday of Lent instead of Shrove Tuesday as elsewhere Milan-San Remo (cycling competition), mid-Mar, from Milan to San Remo on the western coast Flowers on the Navigli (flower market), Apr, along the canals in the Navigli district Triennale 2001 (major Arts exposition), Apr-end 2001, Triennale, Parco Sempione Milano Cortili Aperti (Milan Open courtyards), private residences in the historic centre organise special openings for the public, mid-May Naviglio Fête, large summer fête including torchlight processions, 1st Sun Jun Le Vie del Cinema (Ways of the Cinema), films from the Venice Film Festival are shown in local cinemas, Sep Formula 1 Grand Prix, Monza, 1st Sun Jun Festa del Chiodo (Fête of the Nail), festival celebrating a nail in the cathedral, which came from the cross on which Christ was crucified, 1st week Sep, Cathedral Festa di Chiaravalle, fair with open-air stalls, exhibitions and entertainment, 1st Sun Oct, Chiaravalle Abbey Mostra di pittura l'arte al cielo aperto (open-air art exhibition), Oct, in and around Via Bagutta Fiera dei libri antiquati (Antique Books Fair), Oct, Palazzo del Ragione, Via Mercanti Inauguration of the Opera season, 7 Dec, Teatro alla Scala O Bej, o Bej, Milan's Christmas celebrations begin with the traditional open-air fête celebrating Milan's patron saint, St Ambrose, 7 Dec, outside the Basilica of San Ambrogio Natale in Fiera (Christmas Fair), stalls, folklore shows, acrobatic displays, jazz, cabaret and concerts, mid-Dec-New Year's Eve, Fiera |
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