Italy’s Easter Monday picnic tradition is known as Pasquetta.
Pasquetta is the familiar Italian name for Easter Monday, a public holiday often spent outdoors with family and friends. People may take day trips, have picnics, visit parks, or gather in the countryside after Easter Sunday celebrations.
The word means “little Easter,” reflecting the day’s relationship to Easter itself. The holiday is also officially called Lunedì dell’Angelo, or Angel Monday, in Italy, referring to the angel who announced Jesus’s resurrection in the Gospel accounts.
Pasquetta is not the name of a specific dish or game. Its characteristic feature is the social outdoor outing, although menus and activities vary considerably between regions and families.