It’s not often that we get to experience the Christmas season in other parts of the world. And even if it’s possible, many of us just like to be home for the holidays. So, instead, we’ve brought five Italian Christmas traditions to you. 1. The Christmas (Natale) season has an official start date While it seems that the holiday season begins earlier and earlier every year here in Canada, the Christmas season has an official start date in Italy - December 8th. This is a nationa