Region celebrates half a century of revolution in a big way

That is why, every year, municipalities organize a series of activities with the main objective of remembering, among older generations, and explaining, especially to younger generations, the importance of that historical landmark. This year, and not unlike the rule, there are several moments prepared for this purpose.

And we start precisely with Alcobaça, where the municipality has prepared (and has been promoting since last Friday) a packed program.

April 25th (tomorrow) will, naturally, be the highlight. Among the various moments scheduled, the highlight is the laying of a wreath at the monument “25 anos de Abril”, in front of the Paços do Concelho, a moment that will precede the official ceremonies, at the monument to Humberto Delgado, in the Cabeço area, remembering the marshal’s family picnic tradition.

The ceremony will follow with the laying of a wreath in Largo do Marechal Humberto Delgado, in a symbolic gesture that will be attended by the grandchildren, Rita and Frederico Rosa. There will also be, weather conditions permitting, an overflight of planes from the Aeroclube de Leiria in that space.

The official lunch will be at the “A Fábrica” building, headquarters of the Folkloric and Ethnographic Rancho Popoilas do Campo da Cela Velha, and, at 3 pm, there will be another highlight: the inauguration of the Museum of Talking Machines, a long-awaited work . “This new municipal museum portrays the history of sound technology, telecommunications and radio broadcasting. The Municipality of Alcobaça makes public and accessible to everyone a fabulous collection that was born from the emeritus venture of the collector José Madeira Neves, to which was added a multifaceted collection that enriches not only the municipal museum network, but also the national museum panorama”, explains the municipality in a public note.

In the municipality of Nazaré, the 25th of April celebrations will take place over the next few weeks, with exhibitions, lectures, music and cinema, joining other initiatives that are already part of the municipality’s usual programming, such as the Concerts in Vila, Jazz do Valado or the “Esquininhas” event, in a version in which the population is invited to participate.

In Porto de Mós, the day will also be full. The flag of Portugal will be raised in the morning, at a time that will feature the Banda Recreativa Portomosense, the Artillery Regiment No. 4 and local fire brigades. This will be followed by a street rally and educational activities celebrating the 25th of April, at Porto de Mós Castle.

Solemn sessions mark April 25th

The solemn sessions are, as usual, one of the highlights of the celebrations of the Carnation Revolution anniversaries, and, this year, they will be so again.

In Alcobaça, and after not being held last year, the formal session with representatives of political parties with seats in the Municipal Assembly – and with students from the Young Parliament project, who represent the Cistercian School Groups, São Martinho do Porto , Externato Cooperativo da Benedita and EPADRC – will take place from 5 pm, at the Cine-teatro de Alcobaça João D’Oliva Monteiro. Nazarene Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio, jurist, writer and university professor, who holds several positions linked to Justice, will be the guest of honor.

In the municipality of Nazaré, the official session of the day will be led by the Municipal Assembly which, after raising the flags in the Paços do Concelho building, will proceed to the usual protocol ceremony with the intervention of the forces represented in that municipal body, in Praça Sousa Oliveira or in the Noble Hall of the Town Hall, if the weather conditions do not allow that moment to be held outdoors.

In the municipality of Porto de Mós, that symbolic moment, which brings together local political figures, will take place from 2 pm.

There will certainly be three important moments in the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Freedom Day.

MUSIC Offer is extensive

Next Saturday, at 9 pm, there will be the show “25 de Abril como eu vivi o”, at the Cine-teatro João D’Oliva Monteiro, and, the following day, at 6 pm, the concert “Freedom, Libertad , Liberté, Freedom!” In Nazaré there will be several performances, while in Porto de Mós the “Viagem” concert will take place tomorrow, at Parque Almirante Vítor Trigueiros Crespo.

LITERATURE Relevant works presented

Next Saturday, at 6:30 pm, the artist Vanda Furtado Marques will present the literary work “Salgueiro Maia – The Hero of the 25th of April”, at the Municipal Library of Alcobaça. At the Nazaré Library, there will be an exhibition based on the book by journalist António Costa Santos. In Porto de Mós, the book “Porto de Mós and the April Revolution: Freedom, Democracy and Participation – Part I” will be launched.

SPORT Gear up and walk for freedom

At 10 am tomorrow, the 25th of April walk will take place, with a route of approximately 7 kilometers and starting and finishing near the Alcobaça Monastery. During the walk, the Rossio de Alcobaça will also have an area with inflatables and a pedal kart circuit for the little ones.

FILMS AND EXHIBITIONS several

Today, at 8:30 pm, at the Cine-teatro João D’Oliva Monteiro, the film “Revolucion (Without) Blood” will be shown, a production based on the lives, dreams and concerns of four young people in the last days of the dictatorial regime. In the municipality of Nazaré, April films will be shown and several exhibitions about the Carnation Revolution will be on display at the Paul Girol Municipal Gallery, such as the “Faces of Equality” exhibition.

TERTULIA Election panel remembers revolution

On Saturday, at 4 pm, Armazém das Artes will host the gathering “The experiences of the 25th of April”, in a panel composed by Alberto Costa, Rogério Raimundo, Amílcar Coelho, Leonel Fadigas and Manuel Castelhano. “Testimonies of a Nazaré before the 25th of April” is, today, a topic of conversation “around the values ​​of April”, at the Amadeu Gaudêncio School.