(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 AGO - Tourists visit Milan, Italy, during
Ferragosto, 15 August 2021. Ferragosto is an Italian public
holiday celebrated on 15 August, coinciding with the major
Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary. By metonymy, it is
also the summer vacation period around mid-August, which may be
a long weekend (the so-called ''ponte di ferragosto'') or most
of August. ANSA/ MATTEO CORNER
Matteo Corner/ (ANSA).