Dantedì: Italy pays tribute to Dante on 25 March

AI Briefing

• – Italy marks the sixth edition of Dantedì, a national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, on 25 March 2026, with a programme of Dante-themed events across the country.
• – The event celebrates the start of Dante's journey to the afterlife in his epic poem The Divine Comedy, which represents a 14th-century vision of the afterlife and was written in the Tuscan dialect.
• – The day coincides with the 800th anniversary of the death of San Francesco, Italy's patron saint, whose bones were on public display for veneration in Assisi until 22 March.