April 25, 1945, was the day on which Allied troops were finally able to free Italy from Facist rule. Today, the entire country celebrates in some way, to not only commemorate freedom but also to honor their fallen soldiers, especially partisans of the Italian Resistance.

In the (translated) words of C.A. Ciampi, former president of the Italian Republic:

"The 25th of April, it was for the cities of the North the day of liberation. For all of Italy it was the day of the reformation of a united nation, united in the name of liberty. It was revealed, that day, the first rays of the light of democracy. It opened a new era in our history. That we are still living today. An uninterrupted thread of alliance with the ideals and the achievements of the Risorgimento [the Revival] of the fight for liberation and for the rebirth of Italy: a republic, for the free choice of the Italian people. The memory of the conflicts, of the tragedies which we survived, the memory of those fallen for our liberty, they will not be ever lost. We will wear always in our hearts the love for the institution of democracy. We have the want and the knowledge to build this to life together, in peace, for the joys of liberty. Long live the Resistance. Long live the Republic. Long live Italy free and united."

Buona Festa della Liberazione, and Viva L'Italia!