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 Rho
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IV November - Remembrance of the Fallen in War, National Unity and Armed Forces Day

Rho (MI)

  • Procession

 Piazza Marinai d'Italia

Organised by Comune di Rho

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On Sunday 8 November 2026, Rho celebrates National Unity and Armed Forces Day with a ceremony in remembrance of the fallen in war. The morning opens at 8.15 am in Piazza Marinai d'Italia with the laying of a wreath at the Monument to the Fallen, followed by tributes at the Ospedale di Circolo and at the stele on viale delle Rimembranze. At 9.00 am, Solemn Holy Mass at the Santuario della Beata Vergine Addolorata, with the Prayer of the Combatant. The procession then reaches the Cimitero Centrale on Corso Europa for the deposition at the Shrine of the Fallen in War and the tribute at the Shrine of the Partisan Victims, followed by the wreath at the Monument to the Alpini. The ceremony closes at 11.00 am in Piazza Visconti with the solemn flag-raising and speeches by the authorities, accompanied by the Banda di Rho and the Coro Stella Alpina Rho. The initiative is organised by the Comune di Rho and all citizens are invited to participate.

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Time: 08:15 - 11:00 Programme for Sunday 8 November 2026: - 8.15 am, Piazza Marinai d'Italia: laying of the wreath at the Monument to the Fallen - 8.30 am, Ospedale di Circolo, corso Europa 250: laying of the wreath at the Monument to the Fallen - 8.45 am, viale delle Rimembranze: tribute at the stele to the Fallen of the First World War - 9.00 am, Santuario della Beata Vergine Addolorata: Solemn Holy Mass and Prayer of the Combatant - 10.00 am: departure of the procession - 10.15 am, Cimitero Centrale on Corso Europa: deposition at the Shrine of the Fallen in War and tribute at the Shrine of the Partisan Victims - 10.45 am, Monument to the Alpini, Corso Europa: laying of the wreath - 11.00 am, Piazza Visconti: solemn flag-raising and speeches by the authorities The Banda di Rho and the Coro Stella Alpina Rho accompany the ceremony. All citizens are invited to participate.