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 Monte San Savino
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4 November - National Unity and Armed Forces Day

Monte San Savino (AR)

 Monte San Savino, varie sedi: Auditorium Franco Paturzo (Palazzo Galletti), Monumento ai Caduti, chiesa di Sant'Agostino, Palazzuolo, chiesa del Crocifisso

Organised by Comune di Monte San Savino

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The Municipality of Monte San Savino celebrates 4 November, National Unity and Armed Forces Day, with a calendar that opens on Wednesday 4 November and continues until Sunday 8. The initiatives commemorate the end of the First World War and the reunification of the country and also involve students from local schools. On Wednesday 4 November the day begins at the Auditorium Franco Paturzo with the meeting dedicated to the Unknown Soldier, held by Prof. Daniele Iacomoni with primary and lower secondary school students. This is followed by the flag-raising and the laying of laurel wreaths at the war memorials in the public gardens and in Montagnano, then the memorial mass in the church of Sant'Agostino. On Saturday 7 November the celebrations move to Palazzuolo, on Sunday 8 November to the church of the Crocifisso, with memorial masses and a wreath laid at the Parco della Rimembranza. The organisation is by the Municipality of Monte San Savino, with the Associazione Nazionale Combattenti e Reduci and the Istituto Comprensivo Statale di Monte San Savino.

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Time: 10:15 Wednesday 4 November: - 10.15 am, Auditorium Franco Paturzo - Palazzo Galletti: "Il Milite Ignoto - la storia e il significato", with Prof. Daniele Iacomoni and primary and lower secondary school students - 11.00 am, Monumento ai Caduti (Giardini pubblici): flag-raising and laying of laurel wreath - 12.00 pm, Monumento ai Caduti di Montagnano: flag-raising, wreath laying and readings by students - 6.00 pm, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino: Holy Mass in memory of the fallen Saturday 7 November: - 10.00 am, Chiesa di Palazzuolo: Holy Mass in memory of the fallen of all wars, flag-raising and wreath laying at the Monumento ai Caduti Sunday 8 November: - 10.00 am, Chiesa del Crocifisso (Costa del Molino): Holy Mass in memory of the fallen of all wars and wreath laying at the Parco della Rimembranza