Liberation Day (Italy)
National holiday in Italy on 25 April commemorating the liberation from Nazifascism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 movement against Nazi Germany and the Italian Social Republic, puppet state of the Nazis and rump state of the fascists, culmination of the liberation of Italy from German occupation and of the Italian civil war in the latter phase of World War II. That is distinct from Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica), which takes place on 2 June and commemorates the 1946 Italian institutional referendum.
Liberation Day | |
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Official name | Italian: Anniversario della liberazione d'Italia |
Also called | Anniversary of the Liberation, Anniversary of the Resistance, 25 April |
Observed by | Italy |
Significance | Celebrates the liberation of Italy from Nazism and Fascism |
Date | 25 April |
Next time | 25 April 2024 (2024-04) |
Frequency | annual |
First time | 25 April 1946 |
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