Between buffet with the book The history of the communist party (Bolshevik) of the USSR. Drawn up by the Commission appointed by the Central Committee and directed by Joseph Stalin and the van with the t-shirt «Cisternino in the heart and in the sandwich» there are about five meters in addition to the entire distance between the thousand souls of April 25th at Pratello. There are the girls and boys who, in the morning, sing the songs of the Resistence and those older in age who, at the aperitif, do the choirs for El Azouzi, Bologna’s idol one step away from the Champions League. In Via Pietralata the crowd chanted 50 Specials. Not really a partisan text. But Cesare Cremonini, via Instagram, liked it. Liberation Day remains the most important day of the year in the street with the strongest identity in the centre. In a few hundred meters there is the banquet of the atheists and that of bottom Of repair for environmental catastrophes and a space each for each of the tiny acronyms that refer to communism. A popular festival in a small street which is, however, affected by the entire global context.
International reflections
Last year it was there Russian war in Ukraine and the debut of the government Melonsthis year inevitably the somewhat immanent dimension of the war of Liberation he touched the Palestine, the siege of Gaza and the over 34 thousand deaths in the war unleashed by Israel after the assault on 7 October. «It will arrive on April 25th for you too» was the writing printed on the long Palestinian flag hoisted on one of the stages of the long day self-organised by the Pratello resiste committee. Local and global dimension also in the list of interventions from the main stage: the NGO SOS Mediterraneé, Rivolta Pride, the grassroots union USB, the communists of Cambiare Route, the blue overalls of Fiom, Young Palestinians and Bologna for Palestine, the Front of communist youth, the radical environmentalists of the Last Generation and, finally, the committee that opposes the felling of trees to redo schools Besta.
The «logistics»
It was the first April 25th without the newsagent Linen, a historic street figure, and the day began in his memory too. The other front, like every year, is that of chaos. Inevitable when such a river of people pours into such a small street. New this year were the controls a little tighter at the entrance complete with checks on backpacks and bags. Police and Finance remained a little further away while there was a team of bulky security personnel on the field safety with the task, among other things, of escorting the ambulances more or less fixed at the entrance to San Rocco. During the aperitif time to travel i 600 meters it took about 10 minutes by road 45 minutes.
The prohibitions
Few bathrooms chemicals as well as waste binsgarbage packed already in the morning. As is known, the Municipality’s ordinance established the possibility of selling drinks but only until 8pm, similarly prohibiting take-away and the setting up of administration points outside of commercial activities. Even this year prohibition Of bivouac in Piazza San Francesco. In the end, the ordinance was respected, and the locals lowered their numbers shutters at the scheduled time but there will be no shortage of controversy. It’s the same script that repeats itself every year. A couple of them were also spotted in via del Pratello players from the Fortitude. A few days before the playoffs they understood that Bologna is also this.
