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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
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