Culture of Italy Verona, whilst panettone is milanese), however, they have also become popular desserts in other parts of Italy and abroad. The Colomba Pasquale is eaten all over the country on Easter day, and is a more traditional alternative to chocolate easter eggs. Tiramisu is a very popular and iconic Italian dessert from Veneto which has become famous worldwide. Other Italian cakes and sweets include cannoli, the cassata siciliana, fruit-shaped marzipans and panna cotta. Coffee, and more specifically espresso, has become highly important to the cuisine of Italy. Cappuccino is also a famous Italian coffee drink, which is usually sweeter and less
Easter Week day before Easter), rather than the Saturday following Easter. While the first day of Easter Week is called "Easter Day" or "Easter Sunday", the other days in the week may be designated according to any of the following patterns: (1) "Monday of Easter Week" (e.g. in the Church of England's "Common Worship" calendar), (2) "Monday in Easter Week" (e.g., in the Anglican Church's "Book of Common Prayer" calendar), or (3) "Easter Monday". In former years, Easter, as the most important celebration in Christianity, was observed for a week, and it still is celebrated in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic