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 Pontassieve
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National Unity and Armed Forces Day

Pontassieve (FI)

 Pontassieve, Chiesa di San Giovanni Gualberto, Giardini di via Giuseppe Di Vittorio, Parco della Rimembranza e altri monumenti nel territorio comunale

Organised by Comune di Pontassieve

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The Municipality of Pontassieve celebrates National Unity and Armed Forces Day on 4 November with a series of commemorations in memory of the fallen. The morning begins at 9 with Holy Mass in suffrage in the church of San Giovanni Gualberto. At 10.15 the official ceremony and the laying of a laurel wreath at the monument to Salvo d'Acquisto in the gardens of via Giuseppe Di Vittorio, at 10.45 the laying at the Parco della Rimembranza in via Aretina, with the Silence performed by a trumpeter. This is followed by the laying of wreaths and bouquets at the monuments and memorial plaques in the municipal area, from Pontassieve to Sieci, Molino del Piano, San Martino a Lubaco, Santa Brigida, Doccia, Acone, Colognole and Pagnolle. The initiative is organised by the Municipality of Pontassieve.

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Time: 09:00 9.00 am: Holy Mass in suffrage of the fallen at the church of San Giovanni Gualberto 10.15 am: official ceremony and laying of a laurel wreath at the monument to Salvo d'Acquisto, gardens of via Giuseppe Di Vittorio 10.45 am: laying of a laurel wreath at the Parco della Rimembranza, via Aretina Subsequent layings in Pontassieve (piazza Vittorio Emanuele II), Sieci (cemetery and monument to the fallen 1915-1918), Molino del Piano (piazza Giacomo Matteotti), San Martino a Lubaco (cemetery), Pagnolle (memorial stone in the locality of Le Fonti), Santa Brigida (Parco della Rimembranza), Doccia (memorial plaque on the church of Sant'Andrea), Acone (memorial plaque on the church of Santa Maria in Acone) and Colognole (memorial stone in via Colognolese)