My husband and I will be in Florence for Halloween. Does anyone know if Halloween is celebrated and if so, anywhere we can go to take part in festivities?
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
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How about a ghost tour? Google "Halloween in Florence, Italy".
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
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Halloween is now celebrated, but it has been imported in recent years (it wasn't when I lived there).
By celebrated I mean that youngsters go to dancing clubs dressed with scary costumes, but it's not an official holiday.
Posted by
WPB, FL & Firenze
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The places advertising Halloween events tend to be bars and restaurants catering to younger Italians and students studying abroad. I haven't seen any events targeted specifically towards adults.
Posted by
Paris
10404 posts
All Saints' Day is the holiday in Italy, but it's a Catholic holiday honoring . . . all the saints and one's forebears. It's a day for visiting the cemetery and leaving flowers at the graves of loved ones, etc. Yes, our Halloween derives from it, but it's an altogether different perspective and approach.