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City Guide - Rome - Special Events | ||
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Special Events Carnevale, week before Lent, 2001 Festa di Primavera (Spring Festival), late Mar-early Apr, Spanish Steps Settimana Santa & Pasqua (Holy Week and Easter), mid-Apr, Mass in St Peter's Square on Saturday before Palm Sunday, services throughout Rome's churches in Holy Week, and the Pope's evening mass on Good Friday at the Colosseum Natale di Roma (Rome's Birthday), 21 Apr, fireworks on the Aventine Hill Festa della Liberazione, sombre festivities celebrate the Allies' liberation of Italy in World War II, 25 Apr, Mausoleum of the Ardeatine Caves and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Piazza Venezia Festa del Lavoro (Labour Day), free rock concert, 1 May, outside basilica of San Giovanni Mostra dell'Antiquariato, antique fairs, mid-end May Fiera d'Arte di Via Margutta, four-day art fair, late May, galleries line Via Margutta Estate Romana (Roman Summer), music and film festival, Jun-Aug, Rome's parks and courtyards Festa di San Giovanni, Pope leads the way to the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, 23 Jun Tevere Expo, arts and crafts fair, late Jun - late Jul, along River Tiber San Pietro e San Paolo, Rome's two patron saints are worshipped in their own basilicas, 29 Jun Roma Alta Moda, haute couture collections, mid-July, Piazza di Spagna and smart hotels Festa di Noantri, markets and fireworks in honour of Madonna del Carmine, two weeks mid-Jul, Travestere Mostra dell'Antiquariato, antique fairs, mid-end Oct Fiera d'Arte di Via Margutta, four-day art fair, late Oct, galleries along Via Margutta Immacolata Concezione (Immaculate Conception), Mass by the Pope, 8 Dec, Santa Maria Maggiore Apertura della Porta Santa (Opening of the Holy Door), 24 Dec Messa di Natale (Christmas Mass) and 'Urbi et Orbi' Blessing, 25 Dec Veglia di Preghiera (Prayer Vigil), for the passage to the year 2002, 31 Dec San Silvestro / Capo d'Anno (New Year's Eve), festivities throughout city Epifania - La Befana (Epiphany), day of present-giving to Roman children, Jan |