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Liberation Day (Italian: Festa della Liberazione [ˈfɛsta della liberatˈtsjoːne]), also known as the Anniversary of Italy's Liberation (Anniversario della liberazione d'Italia), Anniversary of the Resistance (Anniversario della Resistenza), or simply 25 April (25 aprile [ˌventiˈtʃiŋkwe aˈpriːle]), is a national holiday in Italy that commemorates the victory of the Italian resistance ...
Before the birth of the republic, the national celebratory day of the Kingdom of Italy was the feast of the Statuto Albertino, which was held on the first Sunday of June. [ 11 ] The first celebration of the Festa della Repubblica took place on 2 June 1947, [ 12 ] while in 1948 there was the first parade in Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome; [ 13 ...
In addition to the 12 national holidays, each city or town celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint.For example, Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence on 24 June (Saint John the Baptist). [2]
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In 2011, from 29 October to 2 November, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy and of the 90th anniversary of the transfer of the body from Aquileia to Rome, there was the historical re-enactment of the journey by train of the Unknown Soldier.
Liberazione is Italian for liberation. It may refer to: Liberation Day (Italy), April 25, the anniversary of the 1945 fall of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic; a public holiday in Italy The Italian resistance movement's "War of Liberation" or "War of Resistance" during World War II in general
Madonna is living “la dolce vita” in Italy!. In celebration of her 66th birthday on Aug. 16, the pop icon jetted off to Italy and marked the special occasion with her family, friends and ...
The largest annual celebrations are Liberation Day (25 April), Republic Day (2 June), and Armed Forces Day (4 November). During these celebrations, the President of the Italian Republic and the highest government officials pay tribute to the Italian Unknown Soldier and those who died in the line of duty by laying a laurel wreath. [8]