The 4th of November is a particular day here in Italy. It’s the anniversary of the end of the I World War, and it has been celebrated for a long time as the “Day of victory”. Later on, the original meaning of this celebration, so closely related to war and death, has faded. Nowadays, indeed, while commemorating all the people that lost their lives during wars, or serving the nation, they now generally reflect about the issue of maintaining the country united and in peace. Just to add to that change most celebrations no longer take place on the 4th but on the following Sunday.
“At the beginning of World War I Italy remained neutral, claiming that the Triple Alliance had only defensive purposes, and the war was started by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, both the central empires and the Triple Entente tried to attract Italy on their side, and in April 1915 the Italian government agreed (London Pact) to declare war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire in exchange for several territories (Trento, Trieste, Istria, Dalmatia). In October 1917, the Austrians, having received German reinforcements, broke the Italian lines at Caporetto, but the Italians (helped by their allies) stopped their advance on the river Piave, not far from Venice. After another year of trench warfare, and a successful Italian offensive in autumn 1918, the exhausted Austro-Hungarian Empire surrendered to the allies on November 4, 1918, soon followed by the German Empire.”
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Comune di Barga Ass. Naz. Combattenti e Reduci Sezioni di Barga – Fornaci – Filecchio – Ponte all’Ania
Per celebrare questa data che segna l’eroica testimonianza di un popolo per la pace e l’unità della Nazione verranno organizzate le seguenti manifestazioni.
Nell’arco della giornata verranno deposte corone di alloro alla Lapide ai Caduti presso il “Centro veterinario” in Ponte all’Ania, la Chiesa di San Nicolao in Filecchio, la Chiesa di San Maurizio in Pedona e la Cappella del Cimitero di Loppia.
Ore 10,00 – Piazzale Del Fosso. Raduno e esibizione della Banda “Gaetano Luporini”
Ore 10,15 – Piazza della Vittoria. Deposizione di una Corona di alloro al Monumento ai Caduti
Ore 10,30 – Partenza del Corteo e deposizione di corone alla targa dei caduti Fratelli Lombardini e Leo Giuliani
Ore 11,15 – Chiesa di San Rocco.
Celebrazione Santa Messa in suffragio ai Caduti di tutte le guerre.
Al termine della Santa Messa gli Alpini deporranno una corona di alloro al Monumento ai Caduti presso il Parco degli Alpini.