March 25: Dantedì is celebrated, numerous events to remember the Supreme Poet

Today is Dantedì, an anniversary that celebrates the memory of Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest poets of Italian literature, author of the Divine Comedy, a pillar of Italian culture still studied throughout the world today. Established in 2020 by the Council of Ministers, in anticipation of the seven hundredth anniversary of the death of the Supreme Poet, Dantedì is celebrated on March 25th each year. The motivation is simple: tradition believes that on this day, in the year 1300, Dante began writing his journey into the "dark forest".

Cultural initiatives throughout Italy

Dan Tuesday 2024 promises to be particularly significant. The occasion, which returns for its fifth edition, is remembered with many initiatives, including online, organized by schools, students and cultural institutions. A series of art, theatre, music and poetry, artificial intelligence and special opening events will take place throughout Italy, with the aim of enhancing and promoting Dante's cultural legacy.

Public readings will be organised Divine Comedy, conferences, theatrical and musical performances inspired by the poet's works, exhibitions and meetings with scholars and experts. Dantedì 2024 will also be an opportunity to reflect on the relevance and relevance of Dante Alighieri's message, who through his works addressed universal themes such as justice, politics, religion and love. Furthermore, it will also be a moment of reflection on the state of Italian culture and literature, with the aim of enhancing the country's cultural heritage and spreading knowledge of Dante's works even outside national borders.

In Ravenna, the city where the Supreme Poet is buried, the Dantedì celebrations begin this morning at 9am, with the reading of the First Canto of "Purgatory" in front of his monumental tomb. At 15am, in the Dante Hall of the Classense Library, Giuseppe Ledda, professor of Italian literature at the University of Bologna, will speak to students about the importance of participation in public life, taking Dante as a model of citizenship. At 11:30, in Dante House, the new classrooms intended for teaching will be inaugurated.

This will be followed in the afternoon, at Classense, by the presentation of the anastatic edition of "Dante's Third Rimes (1502-2021)", published by the Olschki publishing house. In Florence, Dante's birthplace, the monumental complex of Santa Croce invites you to visit to rediscover the memory of the Supreme Poet.

(Photo: Dantedì; Dante Alighieri, Facebook Pages)