Liberation Day (Italy)

Liberation Day
Celebrations held for 25 April at Porta San Paolo in Rome, 2013
Official nameItalian: Anniversario della liberazione d'Italia
Also calledAnniversary of the Liberation,
Anniversary of the Resistance,
25 April
Observed byItaly
SignificanceCelebrates the liberation of Italy from Nazism and Fascism
Date25 April
Next time25 April 2026 (2026-04-25)
Frequencyannual
First time25 April 1946
Related to

Liberation Day (Italian: Festa della Liberazione [ˈfɛsta della liberatˈtsjoːne]), also known as the Anniversary of Italy's Liberation (Anniversario della liberazione d'Italia), Anniversary of the Resistance (Anniversario della Resistenza), or simply 25 April (25 aprile [ˌventiˈtʃiŋkwe aˈpriːle]), is a national holiday in Italy that commemorates the liberation of Italy from Nazi German occupation and Fascist collaborationism (Italian Social Republic), in the latter phase of World War II. That is distinct from Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica), which takes place on 2 June and commemorates the 1946 Italian institutional referendum.