THEThe anxiety of the day before melts into a collective chorus under the sky of the capital. Dozens of Roman students gathered at ten in the evening in front of the historian Mamiani high school to celebrate together the timeless ritual that anticipates the beginning of Maturity 2026. The initial emotion quickly gave way to a palpable tension for the official start of the exams, scheduled for the morning of Thursday 18 June with the first written Italian. The nocturnal appointment ideally united the kids before the official start of the written tests, which will then leave room for the oral interviews starting from next June 22nd.
Night before examsa ritual that is renewed
In front of the gates of the Roman institute, the graduates honored the common tradition through the notes of Night before exams by Antonello Venditti. This identical scenario was repeated at the same time in dozens of other Italian schools, from Milan to Naples, where loud music it acted as a shield against the fear of the blank sheet of paper. Singing the historic pop song together now represents an obligatory generational transition for teenagers, a real one collective exorcism against stress of the state exam which transforms the longest night of the year into a precious shared memory.
The start of the 2026 Maturity
Once the ritual songs and the anticipated nostalgia have been archived, the time has come for the children to concentrate completely on books. There The Italian test opens up an intense journey that requires clarity and strong emotional controlbefore second test focused on the specific subjects. Exam commissioners are preparing to assess the preparation of thousands of candidates across the country, ready to make the big leap into adulthood. The night before thus ends in the silence of the empty classrooms, where every student is now looking for right concentration to overcome the first real obstacle in life.
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