Lucca Tarocchi / Repubblica Lucca
Posted: 04 Feb 2021, 12:58
The US has an Independance Day, since 4th of July 1776
France has a day for the storm of the Bastille, since 14th of July 1789
Britain has no national celebration day.
Italy has a day for the foundation of the republic, since 2nd of June 1946
Germany had a 17th June since a not lucky rebellion in 1953 in East-Berlin and then a 3rd of October after the 9th of November 1989, when the Wall of Berlin was destroyed.
Lucca had the foundation of a Republic at 8th of April 1369, after some military activities against Pisa some days before. A deciding role played Emperor Karl IV, who was present in Lucca for a period of 5 months. The 8th of April was the Sunday after Easter in 1369, so the celebration day was set on the Sunday after Easter and this is changed from year to year according a moon calendar , which was used for the Easter celebration.
The Republic of Lucca endured till 1799, the annual festivity of the day endured till nowadays, as demonstrated at this page.
https://www.twopartsitaly.com/blog/2019/5/5/1369
Here are the relevant entries in the Regesten of Karl IV:
The entries to 4th, 7th and 8th of April are relevant. Full text:
https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bs ... &seite=451
France has a day for the storm of the Bastille, since 14th of July 1789
Britain has no national celebration day.
Italy has a day for the foundation of the republic, since 2nd of June 1946
Germany had a 17th June since a not lucky rebellion in 1953 in East-Berlin and then a 3rd of October after the 9th of November 1989, when the Wall of Berlin was destroyed.
Lucca had the foundation of a Republic at 8th of April 1369, after some military activities against Pisa some days before. A deciding role played Emperor Karl IV, who was present in Lucca for a period of 5 months. The 8th of April was the Sunday after Easter in 1369, so the celebration day was set on the Sunday after Easter and this is changed from year to year according a moon calendar , which was used for the Easter celebration.
The Republic of Lucca endured till 1799, the annual festivity of the day endured till nowadays, as demonstrated at this page.
https://www.twopartsitaly.com/blog/2019/5/5/1369
Here are the relevant entries in the Regesten of Karl IV:
The entries to 4th, 7th and 8th of April are relevant. Full text:
https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bs ... &seite=451