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  • Romans visit the graves of loved ones.

  • Dressing up, parties and pranks.

  • Most churches celebrate the Saviour’s birth, but tickets are required for St Peter’s.

  • Sugar candy, nativity figurines and all the Christmas trimmings.

  • Events include the Good Friday Procession of the Cross at the Colosseum and the Easter Sunday blessing from the balcony of St Peter’s.

  • Fireworks and partying to celebrate the founders of the Catholic Church.

  • Put on by the DS, the former Communist Party, this is a lively evening event, featuring music, films, dancing, games and more, much of it free. The venue changes every year, as do the exact dates, but it’s usually held in a central park, sometime around July, for about a month.

  • Villa Borghese’s annual splash-out for the equestrian classes. International show-jumping in this gorgeous garden setting. Much of the park is closed off for the event and its gala parties.

  • The effigy of the Madonna leaves Sant’Agata to reside in San Crisogono for two weeks.

  • Commemorating a papal vision of an August snowfall in the 4th century, white petals float down from the ceiling of S Maria Maggiore.

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