Italy’s far-right government revives holiday for saint at ‘core of our nation’s identity’

Millions of Italian workers expected to get day off every 4 October in honour of Saint Francis of AssisiGiorgia Meloni’s far-right government in Italy has revived a national holiday in honour of the country’s popular patron saint, Francis of Assisi, in a nod to “the very core of our nation’s identity”.Millions of Italian workers are expected to get a day off each 4 October, the feast day of Saint Francis, after the lower house of parliament approved overwhelmingly a bill making it a public holiday. The measure will pass to the senate for the final nod. Continue reading...

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