Happy New Year

Celebrate Florentine Style

If you love a good party and celebrating,the Florentines used to celebrate New Year’s Day on March 25th, Capodanno Fiorentino

Most other cities switched over to the Gregorian Calender in 1582, but Florence didn’t change until 1750. Now, we still commemerate the day with a fabulous parade.

I always thought it was celebrating the Solstice, but actually it i…