The province of Lucca is preparing to celebrate the Anniversary of the Liberation with organized ceremony, as usual by Prefecture, Province and Municipality of Lucca, in collaboration with the associations of the Resistance, veterans, patriotic and weapons.
In Lucac the celebrations of the day of April 25 will begin with Holy Mass in the church of San Michele at 9:30 and continued with the Official Ceremony in the cortile degli Svizzeri (Palazzo Ducale) at 10.30. Here, after the entry of banners and banners, it will be rendered honors to the Banner of the City of Stazzema, decorated with the Gold Medal for the seven municipalities of Versilia.
Will intervene the Prefect of Lucca Giovanna Cagliostro, Fausto Viola, President of the Italian Federation of Voluntary Freedom, the Mayor of Lucca Alessandro Tambellini and the president of the Province Luca Menesini, while the official speech will be held by Ilaria Vietina, on behalf of ' Historical Institute of the Resistance
After the intervention of the authorities, delivery of Liberation awarded medals to 14 by the Ministry of Defence between partisans, former prisoners in Nazi concentration camps and fighters framed in the Departments of regular Armat Forces.
The program of the morning – which participates in the musical body 'Giacomo Puccini' Nozzano Castello – will end with the laying of a wreath at the War Memorial in Piazza XX Settembre.
In the afternoon planned some initiatives that will always take place in the Cortile degli Svizzeri: at 16:00 there will be the reading of the articles of the Constitution and a themed game for children, organized by the inter-section of Lucca PNA; at 17:00 will take place the ceremony dell'ammaina flag and at 17:30 concerts with the participation of groups Backfire, Gonzaga, Acronym Costanzo who will alternate with readings of excerpts from students of the Lyceum "Vallisneri" of Lucca.
Celebrations also in all other cities of the province.
In Capannori, at 20:45 tribute to the monument to the fallen.
at 21:00 at the movie theater Artè I greet the Mayor, Luca Menesini and concert by the Choral "G. Puccini" of Camigliano. following the screening of the documentary "Article 139" made by some students of the schools and Camigliano Capannori.
at 9:30 in the municipalities of Versilia laying of wreaths on the memorial sites.
In Torre del Lago (Viareggio), at 9:00 am in Piazza della Pace, a tribute to the Monument to the Fallen of all wars and continue to
9.30 in Piazza Garibaldi in Viareggio for the tribute at the Monument to the Fallen.
At 10:00 in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall Room, a brief ceremony presided over by Mayor Georgio Del Ghingaro wich will end at 12:00 hours in the square XVI Settembre, Largo Risorgimento (Viareggio), for a tribute to the Monument to the Resistance and to Peace.
At Sant'Anna di Stazzema (Camaiore) in the same place of the massacre that is now home to the Peace Park, there will be a unified celebration of Versilia.
The event is scheduled for 15:00 at the ossuary in locations with Cava for the unveiling of the plaque in memory of the victims, blessing and greeting of the Mayor of Stazzema, Maurizio Verona; the president of the martyrs, Enrico Pieri; national secretary of the National Association of Police officers, Lorraine Spina; the Representation of the Tuscany region.
In conclusion, the official greeting of the Vice Minister Riccardo Nencini.
at 16:30 at the Historical Museum of the Resistance, presentation of the book federico Binagli "an angel among the beasts"
In Versilia we point out, among others, in the days before:
at 20:00 hours of April 23, the lighting of the Municipality of Pietrasanta and the pier of Forte dei Marmi with the colors of the Italian flag.
at 20:30 on 24 April, at the ossuary of the victims of Sant'Anna di Stazzema the candlelight vigil in memory.