Feast of Saint Ansanus
📅 Every year, on 1 December
On 1 December Siena honours Saint Ansanus, the martyr who by tradition brought Christianity to the city when it was still a Roman colony.
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🎉 Festivals in December
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In 87 days 📍 Matera
Living Nativity in the Sassi
📅 Christmas season, approximate dates
The nativity staged in the most evocative natural crib on Earth.
Feast of Saint Ambrose
📅 Every year, on 7 December
On 7 December Stresa celebrates Saint Ambrose, with the church of Saints Ambrose and Theodulus: a winter date, when Lake Maggiore has closed its season.
Sant'Ambrogio
📅 Every year, on 7 December
On 7 December Milan celebrates its patron. From the same day until the following Sunday the city holds the Oh Bej! Oh Bej!, its old Christmas market.
Feast of Saint Lucy
📅 Every year, on 13 and 20 December
Lucy was born here, and Syracuse celebrates her twice in December: on the 13th the silver statue leaves Piazza Duomo and reaches Santa Lucia al Sepolcro late at night, on the 20th it returns to the cathedral through fireworks over the Umbertino bridge.
Festival 📍 Modica
ChocoModica
📅 Every year, historically in early December; the 2026 edition is announced for a new date
Tasting stands, workshops and meetings with the makers of Modica's PGI cold-worked chocolate fill Corso Umberto I. After skipping 2025, the festival is set to return in 2026.
Festival 📍 Cefalù
Magico Natale a Cefalù
📅 Every year from early December to 6 January
From early December to Epiphany, Cefalù fills with nativity scenes, concerts and theatre. The Via dei Presepi along via Decano Martino and the Ninnaredda — carols played through the streets — are the highlights.
This month in Italy
The 'Ndocciata
On Christmas Eve, monumental fan-shaped torches set the town of bells alight.
📍 Agnone →San Gregorio Armeno
The Nativity-makers' street at its peak: artisan figurines and record crowds.
📍 Napoli →Christmas Markets
South Tyrol's historic markets: mulled wine, crafts and a Mitteleuropean atmosphere.
📍 Bolzano e MeranoFeast of Saint Lucy
On 13 December, the patron saint crosses Ortigia in a procession of light.
📍 Siracusa →