The celebrations of the 78th Republic Day on 2 June have begun in Piazza Castello, with the traditional flag-raising ceremony and the reading of the message from the Head of State Mattarella. The Local Police Band accompanied the ceremony and will also accompany the flag lowering ceremony at 5pm.
To commemorate the date of the institutional referendum of 1946, a free concert is also planned until 150 available seats at the Conservatory are filled in the Swiss Guards Hall of Palazzo Reale at 6pm.
The Armonie Italiane concert at the Teatro Regio which explores the richness of the Italian operatic heritage is also free. State museums are also free and participate Royal Museums, Palazzo Carignano, Villa of the Queen And Galleries of Italythe exhibitions at the Ogr, the Museum A as an environment and many others are also free. At 1 euro the Gam, the Mao and Palazzo Madama.
Cirio, June 2nd in the Cuneo area
«June 2 is one of the fundamental holidays in the civic calendar of every Italian and reminds all of us how precious the good that we are called to safeguard is». Thus the president of Piedmont, Alberto Ciriowho to celebrate the Republic went to the Cuneo municipality of Sinio together with the minister of PA, Paolo Zangrillo.
«Today we have a great duty to give back to our children a land that we have inherited, beautiful and free – he adds – remembering the names written on the tombstones of the fallen means remembering our grandparents and great-grandparents, people who lost their lives for our freedom , for our Republic, for liberation from Nazi-fascism and they transmitted to us the values that are part of our strength today. Our children will be strong if they continue to come to our countries to learn about our roots. This is the strength of our land and of our Piedmont: being well rooted in its origins, but speaking to the world and respecting everything that is in the world”, concludes Cirio.
«Seventy-eight years ago our Republic was born. It was born from the choice of citizens who, through voting, reaffirmed their common adherence to those values which, even today, are the pillars of our country, and to which we must look to build the future”, he wrote on Facebook instead. mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russowho continues: «It is up to us, every day, to make the choice to protect and spread the values of peace, freedom, equality and democracy, which are the heart and foundation of our Republic and our future»
