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From what I know and also referring to the Italian version of Ferragosto, Ferragost meaning is "August Vacation" and it was a festivity of the end of major agricolture works...

It's just on the same day when the Blessed Virgin Mary was bodily assumed in to Heaven. Today it's just a day where 90% of the Italian take a short vacation to the sea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaguru (talkcontribs) 17:51, 14 August 2007

I agree, it isn't correct to say that this festivity is chatolich and related to Blessed Virgin Mary. It was at first a vacation for workers, as the italian article says. This page is at most wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.190.77.33 (talkcontribs) 23:29, 15 August 2007
I think the page adequately highlights the (pagan/agricultural) origins of the festival and how it was absorbed into Catholic tradition, but please improve as you see fit. Donama (talk) 01:10, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's also inaccurate to describe it as a "short vacation where Italians go on brief holidays". So many Italians take such long ferragosto vacations (generally about three weeks) away from home that even the vast majority of business are closed during August. It's such a big long vacation that the country practically shuts down to 'essential services only'.

93.40.70.128 (talk) 08:56, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Assumption of Mary discussion

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Actually "Ferragosto" has indeed relation with Assumption of Mary. This is a "snow" moved form people that cleary do not know what Ferragosto is.
I can not see the points about coming from a previous pre-christianity (Roman) feast and about being a bank holiday in Italy. Both of them are true also about Christmas (see winter solstice, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, Saturnalia and Syncretism. And see Public holidays in Italy).
So, I can understand what you think Ferragosto is. Is it just not going to work? --5.170.57.228 (talk) 09:49, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]