Saturday 14/7/2018 at 09:30
History
On the morning of Saturday 14 July 2018, Asiago will hold a Memorial Service to remember the fallen of the plateau in franco-July 1809 Jacobean repression.
On 9 April 1809, the plateau rose up against French impositions asking freedom and autonomy and refusing to pay taxes.
After an initial defeat, the French army regained control of the countries with a bloody crackdown that resulted in the trucidazione of over two thousand plateau's, mostly women, elderly and children. Only in Asiago were 70 people killed and their bodies exposed in the trees as a sign of defeat of the cimbri.
At 11.00 hours, after the Holy Mass sung in the choir of Roana, Cimbrian from the Church of San Rocco will start the parade along Corso IV Novembre in remembrance of the fallen with the gang of Lusiana, historical Reenactors Veronese easters, the cimbri group of Recoaro, Reenactors of Terragnolo, Schutzen of Tyrol and the Coro di Roana, to reach the piazzale del Duomo, where we will flag-raising ceremony.
The parade then resume at 11.30, towards the Park of Rimebranza, with deposition of the laurel wreath.
At 12.30 there will move at the seat of the Comunità Montana for a little refreshment to the historic soldiers and authorities.
PROGRAM
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Hours 9.30 Crowding at the small church of San Rocco
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Hours 10.00 Sung mass in cimbro with the chorus of Roana
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Hours 11.00 Parade through Corso 4 November until piazzale del Duomo and flag-raising ceremony with gunfire with blanks with shotguns and rifles
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Hours 11.30 Laying wreath at Remembrance Park
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12.30 Hours Refreshments at the headquarters of the mountain community for historical soldiers and authorities
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