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cultureFesta della Liberazione, Italy marks Liberation Day
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Festa della Liberazione, Italy marks Liberation Day
Italy observes Festa della Liberazione on 25 April as a national holiday marking the 1945 end of the Nazi‑fascist occupation and the collapse of Mussolini's regime. The day honors wartime resistance by Italian partisans, including individuals like Carlo Carini WHO joined the partisans in 1943 and was captured and executed in October 1944 at age 22. The holiday anchors Italy's public memory of anti‑fascism and informs ceremonies, memorials, educational events and political gatherings across the country.
